ASSESSING THE LEGAL PROTECTION FOR FARMERS IN THE POLICY AGRICULTURAL INSURANCE FACILITY
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2017-04-04Author
JATMIKO, DWIWIDDY
BAYU, BAYU
HARTINI, HARTINI
RAHAYU, RAHAYU
ISROK, ISROK
MOHAMMAD, MOHAMMAD
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Farmers have a significant contribution in the development of agriculture and rural economic development.
Farmers as agricultural development actors need to be given protection and empowerment to
support the food needs which is the fundamental right of everyone to achieve food sovereignty, food
sovereignty and food security in a sustainable manner. Through the State Constitutional Court Decision
No. 002 / PUU-I / 2003 Jo Constitutional Court decision 87 / PUU-X / 2013 in relation to the concept
of the rights of control of the state under Article 33 of the 1945 Constitution states that the state
authorities to regulate their protection and empowerment these farmers. Referring to article 7 paragraph
(2) and Article 12 paragraph (2) of Law No. 19 In 2013, one of the ways to protect farmers is through
agricultural insurance program. Legislative policy in the form facility on Agricultural Insurance program
was held to protect the farmer from the loss of crop failure due to natural disasters. The issue of agriculture
requires a separate study, especially agricultural insurance in Indonesia. This study aims to investigate
the policies facilities on Agricultural Insurance program, to know the legal certainty for the implementation
of agricultural insurance and to know the scope of the commodities that could be protected by
agricultural insurance, as part of a self-sufficiency program in the framework of food sovereignty.