- Authors: Bambang Kuncoro
- From: Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman
Abstract:
This research was intended to formulate a model of villagers food security based on local wisdom. It took place in the village of Serang, Karangreja District, Purbalingga Regency which in 2014 became the winner of the best yard usage at the national level. The method used was PLA (Participatory Learning and Action). Data were collected through questionnaire, observation, interviews, and discussions with community workers and analyzed using an interactive model. The findings of the study were (1) Villagers of Serang have a hereditary tradition as horticulture farmers who not only make use of field but also yard as their local food security strategy. (2) Villagers of Serang have a very strong local wisdom?unity or cohesiveness– in joint decisionmaking process for planning the planting, and maintenance, up to postharvest stages, namely marketing of the crop. There were no conflict and competition among communities in the entire process (3) Villagers of Serang were able to survive in case of crop failures, because there were still other commodities in their yards sufficient to meet their daily needs. (4) Villagers of Serang require development touch in the form of training, mentoring and partnership program in terms of creating promotion strategy, opening wider
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