LSD Map Incoming: New Paddy Field Controls Set to Reshape Land-Use Planning

The Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs (“Minister”) has issued Regulation No. 2 of 2026 (“Regulation 2/2026”) on Working Procedures for the Integrated Team for the Control of Paddy Field Conversions (“Integrated Team”) and the Implementation Team for the Control of Paddy Field Conversions (“Implementation Team”). Regulation 2/2026 sets out the legal basis for the establishment of two teams, which will be tasked with determining the Protected Paddy Fields (Lahan Sawah yang Dilindungi – “LSD”) Map. The LSD Map will set out various types of geospatial information that identify areas of paddy fields that must be protected from conversion in order to support food security.