SWITCH FUNCTION OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BEING

DEVELOPMENT LAND

Indonesia state is known as agricultural country, which most of the

population work in agricultural sector. Indonesia is also the most populous
countries in the world a growing population is increasing from year to year.
Increasing the number of Indonesia population has led to increasing demand for
space of the building. Therefore, the switch function of agricultural land into
development land cannot be avoided anymore. This is also reflected in Magelang
and the surrounding region.
Land conversion is caused by several factors including the dynamics
of urban growth that fast which causes land conversion into residential areas,
the younger generation of today who choose to work in the field of industrial
and office result in a lack of manpower in agriculture, and weak government
sanction in monitoring land conversion.
Agricultural land that used to function as a provider of basic
foodstuff society, now has switched its function as a development land. The
number of land use is causing shortages of basic foodstuffs my lead to increased
prices of basic foodstuffs, especially rice in the region of Magelang. This causes
Agricultural land that used to function as a provider of basic foodstuffs society,
now has switched its function as a development land.the scarcity make
government need to import rice from other countries which will certainly have
an impact on Indonesia’s trade balance. A sad reality considering Indonesia,
especially in Java much land is very fertile for agriculture which if managed
properly can meet the basic food needs of the country and also the welfare of
firmest in the country. Switching functions such land cannot be denied because
of weak government oversight of the owners of capital in the granting of
construction permits for investors and entrepreneurs.
This land conversion would have a negative impact on farmers and
society of Magelang. Farmers in Magelang can no longer depend on agriculture
because of the decline in income earned that forced the farmers to sell their rice
fields to investors or entrepreneurs owners of capital. That caused a chain break
 livelihood that will cause people Magelang difficult to buy an expensive price
that would increase the number of poor families in the region of Magelang.
Conversion of agricultural land is a consequence of increased activity
and population and development. Government policies are largely in favor of the
agricultural sector. This is evidenced by the increasing number of conversion of
agricultural land into non-agricultural land or development land whereas the
agricultural sector in an important sector in the national economy and the
survival of the society. If the conversion of agricultural land to be continue in the
absence of the parties concerned in the protection and rescue in fear farmland
will desrease.

A.) Main ideas/topic sentence/controlling ideas

1. Main ideas
Increasing the number of indonesia population has led it’s land
converted into space of building. (intent)
2. Topic Sentence
Increasing the number of indonesia population has led to increasing demand for
space of the building. (paragraph 1 line 4)

3. Topic Sentences
Land conversin is caused by several factors (paragraph 2 line 1)

4. Topic Sentences
Agricultural land that used to function as a provider of basic foodstuffs
society, now has switched its function as a development land.(paragaph 3 line
1)
 5. Topic sentences
This land conversion would have a negative impact on farmers and society
of Magelang. (paragraph 3 ine 1)

6. Topic Sentences
Conversion of agricultural land is a consequence of increased activity and
population and development.(Paragraph 4 line 1)

B.) Reference

C. ) Vocabullary

D. ) Parts of speech
 which most of the population work in agricultural sector.
‘’the word population is the object of the sentence, therefore it is a
noun’’
 the switch function of agricultural land into development land cannot be
avoided anymore

‘’the word function is the object of the sentence, therefore it is a noun’’

 This is also reflected in Magelang and the surrounding region.

‘’the word region (place) is the object of the sentence, therefore it is a
noun’’

 Land conversion is caused by several factors including the dynamics

of urban growth that fast which causes land conversion into
residential areas
 ‘’the word residental is adjective, because it is explain the noun’’
 Agricultural land that used to function as a provider of basic foodstuff
society,
‘’the word agricultural is adjective, because it is explain the noun (land)’’

 especially in Java much land is very fertile for agriculture

‘’the word especially is adverb,because.……….
 which will certainly have an impact on Indonesia’s trade balance
‘’the word certainly is adverb, because adjective+ ly’’
 urban growth that fast which causes land conversion into residential
areas
‘’the word causes is a verb, because its located after the subject ‘’