Empowerment of Urban Farming Community to Improve Food Security in Gresik

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine the role of urban farming community empowerment to improve food security (A case study of RT 02 and RT 03 Awikoen village, Gending-Gresik Urban Village). The method of analyzing data in this study uses Structural Equation Modeling Parial Least Square (SEM-PLS) using Smart PLS 3 application. The results of this study shows that the variable empowerment of urban farming community members had a real influence to improve food security in Gending urban village, Gresik Regency.

Understanding Urban Farming as Food Security for Community Resilience: A Study in Malang City

“…Based on the description that has been explained, it can be concluded that the struggle to increase the ability of the community to produce added value to the economy is known as community economic empowerment. This is achieved in four ways, namely, 1) access to resources, 2) access to technology, 3) access to markets, and 4) access to requests (Surya et al, 2020) .Then there are four main things mentioned in the concept of economic empowerment (Indah et al, 2020;Karim et al, 2023;Surya et al, 2020), consisting of 1) the concentration of power over the factors of production is the process; 2) the concentration of power will produce a society of marginal workers and entrepreneurs; 3) the concentration of power will strengthen and legitimize the superstructure or system of manipulative knowledge, politics, law, and ideology; and 4) the coop will emerge as a result of the concentration of power over the factors of production.…”

“…According to F.A.O., urban agriculture is essential for providing emergency food supplies and making food cheaper (Nations, 2017). In addition, given the high levels of poverty and hunger in developing countries, it is suggested that urban dwellers participate in agricultural activities to help meet their food needs (Atasa & Nugroho, 2021;Indah et al, 2020). Policymakers should also know this reality and actively take advantage of urban agriculture's opportunities (Fathihin & Mursyidah, 2023;Nasuiton, 2020).…”

Potential of Fruit Plants in the Yard to Support Urban Farming and Agroindustry in Madiun-City, East Java, Indonesia

“…The basic principles of KRPL are: (1) environmental utilization and designed for food security and independence, (2) food diversification based on local resources, (3) conservation of food genetic resources (plants, livestock, fish), and (4) maintaining sustainability through village nurseries, (5) increasing community income and welfare [1]. The research results by Indah et al, 2020 also show that the empowerment variables (capacity, authority, empowerment) of urban farming community members have a real influence on increasing food security in Gending Village, Gresik Regency [2]. It is also stated that the community can take advantage of empty or abandoned yards combined with livestock/fish cultivation to obtain family nutrition and economic resources [3] developed intensively in exploring its potential to become a profitable business, mainly if the types of plants cultivated can be used as raw materials for the agroindustry.…”

The Role of Social Capital of the Urban Farming Community in the Development of Horticulture in Makassar (Case Study: Women's Group Dewi Sari Lorong Garden, Tamalanrea District)

“…Urban farming in a broad sense is the entire method of food production, starting from cultivation, processing and distribution of foodstuffs in or around cities [1]. Urban Farming in a broad sense can involve farming, aquaculture, agroforestry and horticulture and distributing food within city boundaries [2][3][4][5]. So far, the trend of urban farming in various countries is based on the food insecurity experienced by these countries [6,7].…”