The Conversion of Rice Field Functions in North Badung

Land is the main resource in carrying out development. Reduction of land area, especially agricultural land for development also has an impact on the area of agricultural land in Bali, especially in Badung Regency. The construction of accommodation to support the tourism sector led to the conversion of agricultural land in Badung Regency, which is mostly found in South Badung. North Badung, which does not have as many attractions as those in South Badung, has in fact also experienced the conversion of agricultural land, especially rice fields, as was the case in the Abiansemal and Mengwi Sub-Districts. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors that cause the conversion of paddy fields in the North Badung sub-district and determine the strategy to control the conversion of wetland in North Badung. The technique for determining key informants was done by purposive sampling with a total of 20 people. The analysis technique used is the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) analysis. The results showed that the factors that caused the conversion of paddy fields or wetland in North Badung were economic elements, namely rice farming income, harvest price stability, access to crop marketing and paddy land prices. Social elements, namely family participation in managing rice fields, the influence of modernization on agriculture, the number of family members who are covered and regeneration of rice field management. The third elements is the environment, namely the level of water irrigation of rice fields, pests and diseases and housing needs due to increasing population. The strategy of controlling wetland conversion in North Badung that can be done based on short-term management priorities in the independent sector is the Millennial Farmer program.