Comparative Analysis on Rice Farming Suitability: An Overview on Spatial Planning and Social Aspect in Aesesa, Indonesia

Agriculture land suitability analysis (ALSA) has taken a part as an effective approach to delineate the conducive area to optimize rice productivity. Although some studies have addressed the area for farming, a few have not considered spatial planning to harmonize the agriculture development. Also, farming not only focuses on field but further to social factors. To obtain comprehensive insight, this study aims to assess the ALSA model and conduct a comparative analysis in spatial planning and social by taking a study in Aesesa as one of the highest rice production districts and has seasonal shifting. The ALSA model was conducted by integrating a simple weighting approach and GIS. The result then becomes a foundational to analyse the spatial planning and social constraint by undertaking qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). The ALSA result delineated four class, S1: 9.32%; S2: 42.26%; S3: 34.62%; and N: 13.81%. A key finding the study is a culture has been shaping rice field practices by shifting rice farming to free-range animal husbandry during the dry season. Furthermore, a spatial mismatched spotted in some locations, which indicating inconsistencies in spatial planning with ALSA model. © The Authors, published by EDP Sciences, 2025.