Local food development strategy in hilly areas of Gunungkidul Indonesia

Abstract

Agriculture is one of the sectors affected by climate change. Gunungkidul is one of the areas in Indonesia vulnerable to climate change because most of its population depends on the agricultural sector. Some of the agricultural land in this region is dryland with low food crop productivity. Therefore, research aiming to analyze local food development strategies in hilly areas is necessary. The sample in this study consisted of several households and key figures in three districts of Gunungkidul Regency: Semin, Wonosari, dan Saptosari. Descriptive analysis was applied to identify the potential of local food, consumption, and processed products. The results discovered 11 food commodities in Gunungkidul, encompassing rice, brown rice, cassava, sweet potato, corn, soybean, peanuts, green beans, vegetables, fruits, and animal foods. The strategies are (1) increasing the productivity of local food ingredients, (2) farming assistance in improving the quality of harvested raw materials for local food products, (3) increasing farming technology for local raw material, (4) increasing technology in IKM local food products, (5) massive promotion of local food products, (6) creating a brand identity for superior local food products, (7) developing local food industry groups, (8) massive socialization of food diversification, (9) developing microfinance institutions, and (10) formulating regulations for the use of local food as consumption in agencies or institutions in Gunungkidul. Meanwhile, the priority strategy that should be carried out is to create a brand identity for superior local food products.