THE Covid-19 pandemic did not bring a decline in agrarian conflict. According to the Agrarian Reforms Consortium NGO, there were 241 agrarian conflicts in 2020. The number fell to 207 in 2020 before rising again to 212 cases in 2021. Most of these conflicts have been in plantations and forests between companies and local people.

Usually, these conflicts become more common in line with economic growth. Obviously, when industries expand, they need