Abstract

East Java province is one of the six provinces in Java island which is main rice producer. Over 16 % of national rice production is expected produce by East Java. However, there is a phenomenon of decreasing on rice production due to the irrigation land conversion from irrigation area into other function such as urban area development, civil infrastructure, industrial and commercial infrastructure.

The development stage in Indonesia is right now tend to focusing more on commerce and industries which easily managed and absorb great number of labor. Due to the urban and sub urban planning, the Industrial and commerce location is projected outside the city and sub urban area which consume a great number of agriculture land.

This phenomenon is called ”Agriculture Land Use Change” ALC. which thread the Indonesian food security program. There is a significant decrease on potential irrigation land, furthermore from the field observation; there are many threats such as the decrease on the rice yield area and rice production.

Key words : Food security, Irrigation land use Change