Leuit Baduy: A Food Security in Baduy Customary Law

Abstract

One of the unique things in Baduy Tribe is the existence of rule to have Leuit. Leuit serves as a granary to store rice harvested from huma (rice field cultivated without irrigation). The rice in leuit can last for decades but is still worth consuming, which means the leuit can provide long term food security for Baduy people. This research will explore the rule of custom law about the existence of leuit in Baduy society. The approach method used in the research is a legal research conducted empirically with the type of sociological research on the law. This research uses primary and secondary data sources with library data collection and field study techniques. Results of the study revealed that Baduy customary law related to leuit regulates the procedures of making leuit, storing rice in leuit, and taking rice from leuit for certain purposes along with traditional rituals that accompany them. This is the local wisdom of Baduy community in realizing food security, which includes food self-sufficiency, food availability, and access to food.