State, Capital and Coercion in Indonesia's Food Estates

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This analysis shows the persistent failure of food estates in Indonesia, indicating systemic coercion and corporate control over land rights.

Food estate initiatives have consistently failed, yet they continue to be replicated across Indonesia.
Historical examples reveal patterns of corporate land grabbing and coercion in food production.
The integration of corporate agribusiness is linked to state projects, sustaining exploitative labor regimes.
The view of small farmers as inferior contributes to the ongoing denial of customary land rights.

Abdulgani et al. (2025) studied this question.

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This analysis shows the persistent failure of food estates in Indonesia, indicating systemic coercion and corporate control over land rights.