{"id":1773,"date":"2025-04-22T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newruralagenda.com\/?post_type=new_rural_school&p=1773"},"modified":"2025-07-24T15:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T08:11:43","slug":"visit-to-the-city-planning-department-and-political-parties-in-majalengka-city","status":"publish","type":"new_rural_school","link":"https:\/\/newruralagenda.com\/id_id\/new_rural_school\/visit-to-the-city-planning-department-and-political-parties-in-majalengka-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit to the City Planning Department and Political Parties in Majalengka City"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a significant step toward integrating cultural wisdom with urban development, representatives from Lumbung Land School and Jatiwangi artFactory (JAF) recently met with Majalengka’s City Planning Department and local political leaders. The dialogue centered on addressing the region’s rapid industrialization while preserving its agricultural roots and cultural identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Region in Transition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Spanning 26 districts and 330 villages in West Java, Majalengka faces a critical juncture. Over the past five years, agricultural decline has led to increased flooding, displacement due to a stalled airport project, and growing waste management challenges. The northern area, including Jatiwangi, is now designated for industrial expansion\u2014raising concerns about sustainable land use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key struggles include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Poverty and education gaps<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Climate change disrupting harvests<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Industrialization outpacing infrastructure<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Yet, within the 20-year masterplan, opportunities emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Culture as an Economic Force<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

    The meeting highlighted how cultural initiatives like “Kota Terakota” (Terracotta City)<\/strong>\u2014spearheaded by JAF\u2014are already influencing policy. Proof of concept? The new city hall built with terracotta<\/strong>, blending tradition with modern governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Two strategic visions gained traction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Formalizing a “Cultural Advancement Area”<\/strong> to protect indigenous knowledge and agroecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Obtaining 1:50,000 scale conservation status for Perhutana forests<\/strong>\u2014now included in spatial planning documents<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      From Policy to Plate<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Local priorities :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • National free lunch program<\/strong> \u2192 Potential to source from regenerative farms<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Education tied to industry<\/strong> \u2192 Artisan cooperatives as vocational training hubs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • “Waste-to-tourism” roads<\/strong> \u2192 Linking ecotourism to landfill rehabilitation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        “The masterplan is set,”<\/strong> noted a JAF organizer, “but culture must drive implementation\u2014not follow it.”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        As Majalengka balances factories and farmland, this collaboration plants seeds for development that nourishes both land and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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