Farmer Community Empowerment as a Result of a Regional Food Security Policy in Purwakarta Regency

Abstract

Recently, the farming community in Purwakarta is still less fortunate, if not in the poor category. However, through The Tangguh Village Program, the farming community has been risen up and become empowered in facing agricultural problems and purchasing power. The objective of the research is to find out the empowerment of the farming community in the program, and to measure the level of community empowerment in implementing policies and program for regional defence resilience. This research was conducted through an explanatory survey, to find definite answers to problems in the research area. The problem examined is the relationship between programs of regional policies on the influence of empowerment of farmer communities. The Tangguh Village Program is expected to encourage village to become fortresses of food security, especially in the face of the decline in purchasing power caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The of this study describes the organization, management, and empowerment of The Purwakarta Regency farmer community in increasing regional food security.