Basic Food Research Articles

Продовольча система України на шляху реалізації Цілей Сталого Розвитку: передумови та сучасні виклики

The Global Sustainable Development Goals, announced by the UN General Assembly in 2015, today serve as a guideline for developing the national economy of Ukraine and its food system. The unprecedented challenges of the new millennium – the pandemic and the military aggression of the Russian Federation – distanced Ukraine from their implementation. In this regard, the article aims to reveal the prerequisites for the development of the food system and identify today's challenges to determine the most effective and efficient directions for solving problems and means of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The research uses the following methods: systemic generalization – to systematize the risks and challenges of the food system in the context of achieving the Sustainable Development Goals; method of comparisons and dynamic method – to assess the state of production and consumption; regression equations – to determine the forecast indicators of individual indicators of the Sustainable Development Goals and possible changes in food consumption volumes in the future. The content of the concept of sustainability and sustainable development of the food system was defined. Prerequisites for the sustainable development of the food system were identified, particularly Ukraine's leadership in food exports, the existing potential of land, and the growth of food production and consumption. The work assessed food production indices during periods of crisis, such as during a pandemic and martial law. A functional diagram of the food system's prerequisites and challenges for sustainable development in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals has been developed. An analysis of the dynamics of individual SDG indicators and trends in their development was carried out. Indicators of sufficiency of consumption of basic food products by recommended consumption standards are analyzed. The results of the study show that despite the unprecedented challenges, the food system of Ukraine is gradually adapting to modern conditions, restoring the economy and strengthening food security in the regions of Ukraine; humanitarian, economic, and economic ties are being established.

Rice and Arak: the South Indian Diet of the Early XVIII Century through the Eyes of Europeans according to the Documents of the Danish Royal Mission

Since the beginning of the XVIII century, the Danish Royal Mission has been working in the South of India. For the first years, it consisted mainly of people from the University of Halle. Many historical sources have been preserved, according to which this page of the history of the penetration of Christianity into Asia and the formation of European Oriental studies is being reconstructed today. Lutheran pastors studied languages, translated sacred literature, preached, created schools, built churches. A significant amount of research has been devoted to these problems. However, the daily life of Europeans in the South Asian region at the beginning of the XVIII century until now has attracted little attention. Numerous reports on the work of missionaries in India allow us to envision how the Lutheran ministers of the church adapted to local household traditions, including culinary traditions. The first head of the mission, B. Ziegenbalg in his works gives overall information about the diet of local residents. In addition to telling about the main dishes and drinks of India, he provides valuable data on the relationship between cooking and Indian medicine. His works also contain materials concerning the specifics of the diet of ascetics. Finally, in connection with culinary topics, his materials preserve data about the economy of the region (trade relations, cultivated crops, prices for basic food and beverages, etc.). The texts of Ziegenbalg allow us to raise an important academic problem of meeting, interaction and mutual adaptation of two completely different cultures – European and Indian.

Online food delivery – easy access to food/meal order vs. limited access to food information

Online food delivery (OFD) platforms are very popular. More and more consumers use them to order meals. The market of OFD is growing very fast. It is a very comfortable way of ordering food and offers access to many restaurants at the same time. However, important disadvantages were identified about the access to food information. Five most popular OFD platforms in Poland were chosen and three most popular meals. Then the access to basic food information was revised (firstly allergens as it is a legal requirement and also ingredients or nutritional value). Lack of information was indicated for each platform and meal. On the basis of the legal requirements of food labelling and the revision of the OFD platforms offers of the most popular meals in Poland, it was shown that there is a big gap in the full access to food information. OFD platforms inform only about the food allergens or do not include any information about them. Consumer also do not have access to the full list of ingredients or the nutritional value. It shows the lack of equal access to food information to consumers who order meals in this way, and also may cause some health problems. These health problems may by caused by the consumption of food containing allergens without knowing about it and also by the highest than accepted fat or salt daily intake.

РЕТРОСПЕКТИВНИЙ АНАЛІЗ СПОЖИВЧОГО КОШИКА НАСЕЛЕННЯ ТА ЗМІНИ В СПОЖИВАННІ ПРОДУКТІВ ХАРЧУВАННЯ НАСЕЛЕННЯМ УКРАЇНИ

The article is devoted to consideration of the issue of current relevance - the consumer basket of the population of Ukraine, as well as consumption of basic food products. The article conducts a retrospective analysis of the consumer basket of the population of Ukraine and studies the dynamics of consumption of basic foodstuffs on the basis of statistical data from official sources. The purpose of the article is to conduct a detailed retrospective analysis of the consumer basket in Ukraine, as well as to identify changes in the consumption of basic food products in recent years. The article is based on current research by Ukrainian scholars, as well as official statistics from the State Statistics Service. First, the author examines the theoretical foundations of the consumer basket - the definition, composition, importance of the consumer basket for Ukraine and its features. Then, by analysing open sources, the author identifies the main changes that have taken place in the context of the consumer basket in Ukraine in recent years, which shows that the consumer basket in Ukraine has hardly changed in recent years, and therefore does not meet the current needs of society. In addition, the article analyses the main changes in food consumption by the population of Ukraine for the period 2000-2020. The dynamics of consumption of all types of basic food products is considered, while determining the periods of maximum and minimum consumption. It has been established that in recent years the situation with food consumption has been unstable: Ukrainians consume an insufficient amount of food, which almost does not meet the current standards. The main factors influencing changes in food consumption are identified. The results obtained indicate the need for changes in the consumer basket of Ukrainians and bringing not only the food part, but also non-food goods and services in line with the needs of citizens. The results of the study can be used to improve the current content of the consumer basket of Ukrainians, as well as to provide Ukrainians with all the necessary food and non-food products for an adequate standard of living in a full-scale war.

Продуктовий ритейл в Україні: тенденції та наслідки кризових трансформацій продовольчої системи

Sustainable transformations in some segments of the food system, which have recently occurred due to military conflicts, extreme climate events and epidemics, necessitate their in-depth study. Ensuring the population's physical and economic access to food to a certain extent depends on food retail (domestic retail trade), which, together with other components of the food system, has undergone transformation and requires an assessment of development trends. The article aims to identify development trends and transformations that occurred from 2012 to 2021 in Ukraine's food retail industry as a component of the food system. The study used general scientific and special methods: dialectical and logical to summarize the scientific basis for identifying transformations in food retail; economic-statistical – for processing and analyzing statistical data; tabular and graphical – for visualizing and summarizing the research results. The authors summarize conceptual approaches to the interpretation and essence of transformations in food systems and features of the formation of modern food policy. The differences in food retail transformations in modern and traditional food systems were revealed. Trends in the development and transformation of food retail during 2012-2021 were identified, including changes in the quantitative structure of stores and retail space, turnover volumes, profitability of trade, volumes of consumption of basic food products, consumer prices, etc. With the advent of Internet commerce, qualitative changes have occurred in serving consumers, mainly through creating online goods delivery services, mobile applications, and social networks. Using innovative food retail management technologies increases the efficiency of trade operations and improves product supply. As a result of the transformation of consumer priorities, health and sports nutrition stores and farm products have become stores with a focus on their safety and quality.

Transformacija solventne potražnje i potrošnje hrane u Ukrajini u uvjetima rata

The article is devoted to the assessment of the state and peculiarities of the formation of the solvent demand for food products in Ukraine during the war and the determination of the optimal amount of wages to ensure the consumption of the main set of food products at the level of rational standards. A comprehensive analysis of structural changes in the solvent demand for food consumption in Ukraine in the war was carried out using the monographic method. Determination of actual and aggregate costs at the level of rational standards for food products was carried out using the calculation-constructive method. The comparison of actual and necessary costs at the level of rational norms for nutrition was carried out on the basis of collected statistical and calculated data by the method of comparative analysis. It is recognized that the war has negative consequences in the nutrition of Ukrainians. During the first year of the war, the price affordability of food products decreased by 26.6% on average. In 2010-2022, the share of population spending on food remains very significant (from 51.6% in 2010 to 57.8% in 2022). In 2023, this indicator is expected to grow to 58.5%. It has been proven that in order to consume basic food products in accordance with rational norms, the population of Ukraine had to spend 1.56 times more in 2021 than the actual expenses. To achieve the level of consumption in accordance with rational standards in 2022, an additional 23,478 UAH per year, or 1,957 UAH per month, is needed. The forecast for 2023 predicts a deterioration of the ratio of actual food costs to costs under rational standards to 1.68. It was determined that in 2021 the wage level should be at least UAH 33,944 (EUR 1,131) per person per month, which is 2.41 times higher than the actual wage level in the country. The war worsened this ratio to 2.6. It was established that in 2023, for food at the level of rational consumption standards, a Ukrainian should earn 38,564 UAH (964 EUR per month), which is 2.9 times higher than the actual wage level (13,423 UAH or 335 EUR). The novelty of the study consists in the development and practical testing of the methodology for determining the optimal wage of Ukrainians to ensure the consumption of the main set of food products at the level of rational standards.

Comparative Analysis Of Saw And Topsis In Selecting Recipients Of Basic Food Assistance

The Basic Food Program is one of the Indonesian government's alternative programs for distributing aid to underprivileged or poor communities. A selection process needs to be carried out to determine recipients of basic food assistance. Decision Support Systems are effective systems used to produce calculations with output in the form of rankings. The methods that are quite widely used are the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method and the Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to an Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). This research aims to apply the SAW and TOPSIS methods in selecting aid recipients so that appropriate results are obtained which can be proposed as solutions to decision-making problems. There are 6 criteria used in this case, including: residence, occupation of the head of the family, type of floor, type of wall, place to urinate, lighting source. The data used as a test is data from the Banyuurip village community in 2023. The calculation process is carried out by finding the weight value of each alternative for each criterion. The selected aid recipients are those who have the greatest value as the best alternative. From the calculation results of the SAW (Simple Additive Weighting) and TOPSIS methods, the calculation results of the two methods were obtained. The alternative with the largest value or rank 1 produced by SAW and TOPSIS was both selected as alternative A10. Of the 12 data tested, SAW and TOPSIS have 50% similar alternative ranking results, including: rank 1 = A10, rank 5 = A9, rank 7 = A7, rank 8 = A6, rank 11 = A2, and rank 12 = A12. The SAW method gets better results compared to the TOPSIS method, because it gets precise, stable results and shorter processing time.

COMPARATIVE PRICE SITUATION THE TWO TYPES OF POTATOES OBTAINED IN ROMANIA (2018-2022)

The potato culture has a pronounced elasticity, being practiced on numerous meridians and parallels of the globe, the product supplied representing a basic food in the human diet. The potato is also distinguished by its multiple possibilities of use (animal feed, industrial raw material, technological aspects, etc.) and by its high productive potential. Romania is a significant producer of potatoes in the European Union, but we suffer in terms of performances recorded on the productive unit.At national level, the potato price was 1.16 lei/kg for early, semi-early and summer potato, respectively 1.14 lei/kg for autumn potato. Differences are observed between development regions, with limits of 0.88 and 1.71 lei/kg for early production (Bucharest-Ilfov and West regions, respectively) and 0.80 and 1.67 lei/kg for autumn potatoes (Bucharest-Ilfov and South-West Oltenia regions). We can say that at regional level, prices are correlated to some extent, by their productive potential, as well as by the respective mode of intensity of supply and demand.

An overview of artificial nutrition in apiculture

Artificial nutrition in apiculture is a long-term subject of discussion and investigation. The maintenance and boosting of bee colonies in apiculture depends on synthetic food around the globe to overcome the suppressing factors, including dearth periods. The information on types of food components and their combinations used is haphazard and hardly helpful in determining the advancements in the artificial feeding of bees. This study aimed to extract the available information on artificial feeding on honeybees and arrange it most scientifically. The information in the form of research or review articles available on every platform, viz., soft portals, printed journals, books and scientific proceedings, were collected and analyzed to produce a comprehensive and informative review article on the artificial nutrients in apiculture. Compilation of the available information revealed that artificial feeding of bees depends on food components and their combinations. Based on this, it can be suggested that nectar and pollen are basic foods of honey bees, and based on this, the food components were further categorized as nectar supplements and pollen supplements. These supplements were fed to bees as natural nutrients and food components. The natural nutrients include proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, yeasts, antibiotics, amino acids, enzymes, antioxidants, etc. Meanwhile, under natural food components, cereal grains, pulses, beans, fruits, vegetables, medicinal plants, spices, condiments, and some non-traditional/ miscellaneous kinds of stuff have been included in the bee diets. On the other hand, many diet categories have been prepared using the abovementioned nutrients and food components in various forms and proportions. In general, the pollen and nectar, the main food of bees, have been supplemented under different diet combinations. These diet combinations used pollen and nectar substitutes or combined with other nutrition, drugs, antibiotics, etc. The present investigation provides an updated overview of the food categories and their combinations used in the artificial feeding of bees to date. These findings can help explore new food items and their effective diet combinations.

Impact of Cookware Types on Leaking Heavy Metals into Food based on pH Values, and their Potential Impact on the Health Status of a Saudi Sample using a Survey Study Design

This study aimed to measure the leaked metal concentrations in cooked food using three types of cookware (stainless steel (18/10), cast iron, and aluminum). Two types of vegetables were used based on their pH values, tomatoes (pH 4.30-4.90) and zucchini (pH 9), as acidic and basic food materials. In addition, a survey study was performed on a randomly chosen Saudi sample to investigate the impact of their income, age, and awareness level in choosing between the different cookware available in the market, as well as to investigate the impact of the used cookware on their health status. The results showed that cooking acidic food (e.g., tomatoes) in aluminum pots can lead to an increase in the concentrations of leaked metals into the food such as leaking copper (0.27mg/kg), iron (3.048mg/kg), aluminum (0.91mg/kg) and magnesium (95.13 mg/kg) but no change in the concentrations of leaked metals into the food such as Chromium and Nickle (<0.4mg/kg). Results revealed that the only cookware that had the least leaked metals into the acidic food was cast iron. For the basic food (e.g., zucchini), results showed that zucchini turned into an acidic medium after cooking which increased the leaking of different metals into the cooked zucchini. The only cookware that had the least leaked metals into the zucchini was the stainless steel (18/10). The leaked metals into the food may affect the health; the results of this study’s survey showed a potential correlation between using cast iron and stainless steel with the incidence of diabetes, arthritis, and heart diseases. Results also showed that some individuals are aware of choosing between the different cookware available in the market based on the health impact. However, their income affected their choices significantly regardless of their awareness. In conclusion, it can be recommended based on the results of this study that cast iron is more preferable to be used for cooking acidic food, whereas aluminum is not preferable for cooking basic foods.

Evaluation of knowledge, attitudes, and practices of estate managers on food safety of black tea manufacturing in the Uva region of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan black tea is renowned for its high quality and regarded as a brand that is chemically safe, ozone-friendly, and ethically acceptable with accountable stakeholders in the supply chain. Meantime, food safety has become one of the mandated food attributes that is heavily concern by stakeholders even at the estate level. Hence, this study aimed to determine the level of knowledge, attitudes, and practice (KAP) of managers at black tea manufacturing in the Uva region of Sri Lanka regarding basic food safety concerns. Data were collected from 30 respondents at 30 black tea manufacturing factories in the Uva region using a stratified random sampling technique. A pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire based on KAP of basic food safety was utilized and collected data were analyzed using descriptive analysis and correlation analysis. The study indicated that the mean percentage of knowledge was satisfactory (93.1%), and the mean score for attitudes and practices of food safety was 4.7±0.4 (X±SD) and 4.6±0.5 (X±SD), respectively. However, this study depicted that the knowledge of food safety influenced managers’ attitudes (0.421, P<0.05) but not their food safety behaviour. Further, they believed that food safety management systems would be a means of directing their black tea to the international market (76.7%), while pledging the concerns of food safety (70%). However, it was depicted that constraints with food handlers (100%) and financial difficulties (73.3%) hugely affected the implementation of food safety management systems at the black tea manufacturing factories in the Uva region of Sri Lanka. Hence, this study suggests continuous, periodical but short training to sustain the practice of handling teas safely in the Uva region of Sri Lanka.

Літні особи в Україні під час війни: становище, потреби, приклади стійкості

The paper investigates the Ukrainian older adults’ social, economic, and humanitarian circumstances in the context of the russian war against Ukraine. It mainly analyses the challenges and needs of the elderly residing in regions affected by active hostilities, those who have experienced occupation, and internally displaced older persons. The main problems for older people in the areas of active hostilities and those who have been in the occupied territories are loss and (or) damage of housing; difficulties in evacuating, especially lonely people and those who lost social (family) support; destruction of institutions for the elderly and disabled as well as medical infrastructure; increased poverty and limited access to basic food, hygiene, and medicine, poor health; vulnerability to war crimes by the occupiers. For internally displaced older persons, the following problems are determined: the shortage of housing in slightly safer regions; limited financial opportunities for rental housing and meeting other basic needs (food, medicine, etc.); significant deterioration of health conditions forced by the physical and psychological trauma experienced and displacement during the war; living in temporary shelters with an increased risk of being placed in institutions for the elderly. There are some of the most urgent needs of older people in Ukraine in the context of war: various medicines and hygiene products; food and its delivery to the affected regions; transporting older people, including transferring them to the bomb shelters; increased need for medical care, psychological and social rehabilitation; help with home care and household chores. The paper underlines the resilience of older adults to the hardships they face, their high level of self-organisation and mutual assistance during russia’s war against Ukraine.

Penerapan Insentif pada Toko Retail

This research explores the impact of implementing incentives at the Bu Ira basic food agency in Krian, Sidoarjo on employee performance, with a focus on sales bonuses and non-financial incentives. The research results show that sales bonuses related to target achievement provide additional motivation for employees to increase sales, especially when bonuses are linked to certain products that have higher profits. Additionally, non-financial incentives such as recognition for good performance have proven effective in building team spirit and increasing job satisfaction. The discussion involved understanding that incentive design must be tailored to the grocery store context, taking into account the unique characteristics of this industry. Sales bonuses, when tied to specific types of products, can provide a greater motivational boost for employees. Recognition of good performance can be realized in the form of promotion or additional training, providing added value in employee career development. Flexibility in incentive design, effective communication, and continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of incentive programs are the keys to success. The results of this research provide insight for business owners and managers in the grocery agency industry to design incentive programs that suit employee needs and business goals, as well as accommodate changes in the industrial environment.

Ananalysis Of The Effect Of Service Quality And Price Toward Consumers' Satisfaction At Agas Mart

Competition in the context of marketing products and services will certainly show their respective advantages. For this reason, every company must be able to realize quality that can increase customer satisfaction. This research aims to test whether there is an effect of service quality and price on consumer’s satisfaction at Agas Mart Store. In this research, the data analysis methods used were validity test, reliability test, coefficient of determination, classical assumption test, multiple linear regression test, partial test (T test) and simultaneous test (F test). And determine data collection using the questionnaire method on a sample size of 75 customer respondents who came to buy basic food ingredients at Agas Mart Store. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling (sample by chance). The results of this research show that there is a positive and significant effect between Service Quality (X1) and Price (X2) on consumer satisfaction (Y) with a value (R) obtained by an R2 (R Square) value of 0.396 or (39%) which shows that the service quality (X1) and price (X2) variables have a positive and significant influence on the consumer’s satisfaction variable (Y). Thus, the hypothesis is accepted. Based on partial testing (T test), the service quality variable has a positive and significant effect on consumer satisfaction at a significance value of less than 0.05. Meanwhile, price does not have a positive and significant effect on the consumer satisfaction variable at a significance value greater than 0.05. Based on simultaneous testing (F test) on the variables service quality (X1) and price (X2) on consumer satisfaction (Y) has a positive and significant effect because the F value is 23.598 with a significant value of 0.000 which is smaller than 0.05.

Diplomatic mechanisms for ensuring food security (in the context of military conflict)

The article explores the critical issue of applying the mechanisms of crisis economic diplomacy to ensure global food security against the background of current challenges in agriculture and food markets. The article emphasizes the inability to provide the world’s population with safe and sufficient food due to the crisis that impedes access to and consumption of basic foods. The article analyzes the impact of external factors on Ukraine’s food security in the context of russian aggression as one of the main levers of political and economic pressure in international relations. It is substantiated that the transition from a simple food problem to a broader food security crisis requires more active use of bilateral and multilateral economic diplomacy mechanisms to gradually overcome it. Countries individually develop strategies based on various factors, such as geography, climate, economic status, and security concerns. For Ukraine, studying the strategies of countries facing conflicts and seeking to ensure food security is of particular importance. The purpose of the article is to study the effectiveness of existing mechanisms of bilateral and multilateral economic diplomacy to ensure food security in the context of military conflict. The examples of the United States and China are worthy of attention, as they reveal their strategies and functions of the agencies responsible for ensuring food security. The United States emphasizes global food security through various initiatives, while China addresses the problem of limited arable land through a variety of strategies.

Cultural codes: the semantics of bread in english proverbs and sayings

An anthropological character of the language is one of the most current research paradigms of linguistic culturology. Within the mentioned aspect, language is considered a system of signs to which a group of people ascribes certain meanings in accordance with the specifics of their world perception and processing. Proverbs and sayings are texts that contain didactic and cultural information on values and representations of different ethnic groups. Traditional nature is the key feature of folklore texts, and in this context paroemias can be investigated as cliches that include culturally explained signs or codes, combination of which forms the language of culture, structures and estimates the reality. The aim of the paper is to reveal semantic characteristics of a gastronomic word ‘bread’ in English folklore on the examples of proverbs and sayings. The objectives were the following: to study the texts of paroemias with the component ‘bread’ and its synonym ‘loaf’; to determine semantic groups (macrofields) defining functional, axiological and mythological aspects of bread; to identify traditional representations verbalized in English paroemias. To obtain the aim of research we applied the methods of contextual, semantic, semiotic and interpretative analyses; the complex of applied methods allowed revealing key symbolic meanings of the basic food in English folk texts. In the course of the study we obtained the following results: in paroemias there is a mythologem of the bread alone and spiritual bread; we found some texts verbalizing a topic of punishing for sins by hunger; gastronomic code ‘bread’ reflects the elements of archaic and domestic traditions of England as well as realia, euphemisms and superstitions; bread serves an instrument for comparison, a symbol of Christian religion denoting the God’s gift; bread is the main attribute of wellness and poverty, labour and idleness, it represents basic demand in food and material values in the life of a human-being.

Aplikasi Pencarian Toko UMKM Terdekat Berbasis Android Menggunakan Api Google Maps

The role of MSMEs is very important in increasing economic development in a region, especially MSMEs for grocery stores. However, there are several obstacles to MSME grocery store operators in Sidoarjo Regency, one of which is the minimal use of E-Commerce for the development of their grocery store business, making it difficult for small shop operators to increase production volumes to achieve greater turnover. Basic food stores in Sidoarjo district are unable to compete with large stores that have online websites such as Indomaret, Alfamart which can make it easy to find products and carry out shopping transactions for customers. One solution to overcome this problem is to create an Android-based application for MSMEs for basic food stores in Sidoarjo Regency using the Google Maps API. With this research, it is greatly facilitated for the community in carrying out buying and selling transactions, starting from payment, time and energy expended. With research that utilizes Google Maps Fire Technology, the people of Sidorejo can easily search for the products they want from grocery stores in the surrounding area and make it easier for shop owners to market their products, so that by making this application it can make it easier to carry out shopping activities and become one of them. a driving force in the community economy.

German food security in times of crisis

The article deals with the German food security during the conflict in Ukraine. The study analyses the German food system resilience and the Ukrainian crisis impact on food security. The author aims to solve several scientific problems as well. The article examines the German understanding of food security and how the national concept corresponds to the approaches of international organisations. The author analyses the level of self-sufficiency in basic food products in Germany and the impact of the Ukrainian conflict on various imported food products. She examines official documents of the UN FAO, the government of Germany, and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food to identify the conception of food security in Germany. The researcher scrutinises statistic data provided by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the Federal Office for Food and Agriculture, the Federal Statistical Office and concludes about the level of German self-sufficiency in food. The interpretation of data data of fluctuations in the supply of oilseeds and oil reveals the effect of Ukrainian crisis on German food security as well. Official papers and statistic data analysis shows that Germany achieved self-sufficiency in basic food. The country focuses on strengthening the sustainability of agriculture and improving food quality in its national strategic papers. The weak element of food security is imports of oil and oilseeds, the supply of which declined in 2022. At the same time, raising prices and declining supplies of gas and fertilisers can become a serious threat to food security.

Pemberian Bantuan Untuk Warga dan Trauma Healing Bagi Anak-Anak Korban Bencana Gempa Bumi Cianjur

The community service activities carried out were the provision of basic food assistance, treatment to community members and trauma healing for children of Cianjur earthquake victims. This activity is a form of concern for the STIE Kalpataru academic community for the disaster that occurred, namely the earthquake in Cianjur in November 2022. This activity involved all elements of both leaders, lecturers, staff and students on the STIE Kalpataru campus, both as donors and those who took direct action to the disaster site. It is hoped that the action carried out by the STIE Kalpataru academic community can slightly ease the burden on the affected community, and can restore their spiritual mentality to be able to rise again.

ANALISIS HIGHEST AND BEST USE PEMANFAATAN TANAH KOSONG DI KELURAHAN PENKASE OELETA KOTA KUPANG

This study discusses and implements the Highest and Best Use (HBU) Analysis method for fixed assets under the management and ownership of the Kupang City Government in the form of unused vacant land, located in Penkase Oeleta Village, Alak District, Kupang City, East Nusa Tenggara Province. This type of research is a quantitative descriptive research. Data collection techniques were carried out using questionnaires, interviews, observation and documentation. This study uses the Highest and Best Use analysis to determine the most optimal type of utilization of the research object's land for four aspects which include physical aspects, legal aspects, financial aspects and maximum productivity. The results of the study show that the Highest and Best Use Analysis in terms of the physical aspect of alternative land uses as Public Warehouses, Grocery Warehouses and as Housing is possible to do, while based on legal aspects, alternative land uses as Public Warehouses and Grocery Warehouses are permitted, while use as Housing is not permitted, then based on the financial aspect of the alternative land use as a Public Warehouse meets the eligibility criteria, namely an NPV of Rp. 2,194,024,971., IRR is 18% and the highest land value is Rp. 5,398,430,092. The basic food warehouse meets the eligibility criteria, namely an NPV of Rp. 3,072,079,311., IRR is 25% and the highest land value is Rp. 9,553,342,631,. The results of the analysis show that the highest and best land value is an alternative use as a Grocery Warehouse, which is Rp. 8,741,064 per square meter or an increase in land value by 4% compared to the market value of vacant land for the research object, which is Rp. 1,993,029., per square meter. So the highest and best utilization of vacant land is the Grocery Warehouse.