The Sustainable Cropland Protection in The Perspective oF Policy Implementation in Karawang Regency

This research studies and analyzes various problems in the implementation of
sustainable cropland protection in Karawang Regency. The assumption is that the
process of sustainable cropland protection as the program from central
government implemented in the region is intended to prevent the cropland
conversion through the implementation of government service and community
development. Descriptive method with qualitative approach was used in this
research in which the data collection technique was implemented through
interview, observation, and document study. The qualitative methodology was
used to make researcher act as the research instrument by collecting and
interpreting every data and informant, based on the setting of sustainable
cropland protection and conducting in-depth interview to informant related to
content and context of the policy. Therefore, to make the collected data and
information have validity and reliability, checking and rechecking processes
through triangulation process were conducted. They were then described and
explained with theories of public policy implementation and government science.
The research result describes that the sustainable cropland protection is not yet
implemented well, so the cropland conversion persists, even on the productive
land. Some problems found in the process of sustainable cropland protection are
caused by the ineffectiveness of socialization, coaching, counseling, and
supervision by the policy implementors. There is lack of operational policy like
regional regulations, implementation and technical instructions to guide the
policy implementors in performing their duty and job. Similarly, the lack of
support from the resource of implementors is shown through the attitude of noncompliance, and commitment of bureaucracy of local government in protecting
farmers in accordance with the determined purpose, so people have less
participation in succeeding the implemented policy.
Keywords: Cropland protection, policy implementation