Abstract
The optimal yard utilization would support the family’s food independence a well-managed yard will provide benefits in improving family food self-sufficiency, nutrition, increasing family income, and making a beautiful, picturesque, and comfortable home environment. Efforts to build family food security in urban areas can be carried out through yard utilization on a narrow land. This study aims to determine the urban yard utilization and the members’ participation in it. The research was conducted in Bausasran Subdistrict in Yogyakarta City, employing a descriptive analysis method with 40 samples of Women Farmer Groups’ members. The research results revealed that community participation in urban yard utilization activities was classified as active. The community’s active participation was indicated by the existence of “Kampung Sayur Bausasran”, developed by establishing nursery gardens, creating group gardens, making vegetable aisles, cultivating medicinal plants, cultivating horticultural crops, and catfish farming. Vegetable villages can provide good results for community economic empowerment if managed optimally.
Highlights
Urban farming can be defined as activities of farming, processing, marketing, and distribution of food, forestry, and horticultural products carried out in and around urban areas [1]
This study aims to examine the urban yard utilization in Bausasran Subdistrict and community participation in supporting urban farming in Yogyakarta City
The Bausasran Subdistrict is located in Yogyakarta City, not far from the zero kilometer, the Malioboro tourist center, and Yogyakarta Lempuyangan Station
Summary
Urban farming can be defined as activities of farming, processing, marketing, and distribution of food, forestry, and horticultural products carried out in and around urban areas [1]. The purpose of urban farming is to increase food availability and/or income, it may as a relaxation and recreation activity for the doer[2]. Urban farming is well-developed in terms of the scale of production and economic impact [4]. [5] Unlike in rural areas, the agricultural system in urban areas has high complexity. The availability of appropriate, effective, and efficient technical innovations is a prerequisite that must be met
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