Under the guise of addressing food crises, directly or indirectly, various changes have been brought about around us. Local knowledge related to agricultural cycles is being replaced by smart farming (digital agriculture), agricultural cultural practices and shifting consumption patterns, leading to ecological crises.
I look at what has existed before but has shifted due to the ‘capitalist-patriarchal’ logic in the process of food production and processing. With that starting point, I aim to create space to discuss the issues we face today. For example, the Merauke Integrated Food and Energy Estate (MIFEE), which cleared the customary forests of the Marind Tribe to create palm oil industrial areas and food security. The Marind Tribe community lost their previously abundant daily food sources. Or more recently, similar programs in Kalimantan (food estate), which recklessly convert forests into agricultural land.