Proposed Waqf Based Food Barn For Food Security Through
Cash Waqf: Case Study In Global Waqf-Act, Jipang, Blora,
Indonesia
Ahmad Fanani
1
, Mien Amrina Rosyada
2
, Roifatus Syauqoti
3
, Norhazlin Muhammad
1
, Novia Nur
Rosyida
4
1
Sultan Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Centre for Islamic Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei Darussalam
2
Islamic Economic, Maulana Malik Ibrahim Islamic State University Malang, Indonesia
3
Islamic Economic Laws, University of Darussalam Gontor, Indonesia
4
Agro-Industrial Technology, University of Darussalam Gontor, Indonesia
fannan677@gmail.com
Abstract. The research aims to create a proposed waqf based food barn for food security
through cash waqf organized with Global Wakaf (GW)-Aksi Cepat Tanggap (ACT)
Indonesia food security is the need of every human being on this earth. the unity of nations
formulates that each nation will be able to develop and be sustainable if food is guaranteed.
Indonesian agrarian countries have the opportunity to create food security through
agriculture in collaboration with many philanthropic agencies. global waqf-ACT
established Food Waqf Barns to help farmers and residents affected by the disaster in
Jipang, Blora, Indonesia. This paper aims to determine the mechanism of Waqf Food Barn
production using qualitative methods consisting of interviews, observations and documents.
and the conclusion of this study is that the first support of LPW comes from cash waqf
collected from waqifs, LPW has two programs, namely the provision of superior seeds,
fertilizer and purchase of farmers' crops.
Keywords: Waqf, Agriculture waqf, Food Security, Global Wakaf-ACT
1 Introduction
Food security is globally a pressing issue at present whereas food production has been
unable to sustain pace with the world population’s rate of growth. recently the World Bank
projected that by 2050 the demand for food is proposed to be increased by 70 percent with an
estimated $80 billion of annual investments needed to meet growth demand following the global
human population which has estimated to reach almost 10 billion people by that time.
In World Food Summit-1996 defined the food security exists when all people, at all
times, have physical and economic access to sufficient safe and nutritious food that meets their
dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. Refer to the definition,
especially food security talk about four main dimensions as 1) Physical availability of food
addresses the “supply side” of food security and is determined by the level of food production,
stock levels and net trade, 2) Economic and physical access to food: An adequate supply of food
at the national or international level does not in itself guarantee household level food security.
Concerns about insufficient food access have resulted in a greater policy focus on incomes,
expenditure, markets and prices in achieving food security objectives, 3) Food utilization:
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DOI 10.4108/eai.29-3-2020.2315361