OPTIMIZATION OF YARD LAND THROUGH THE LUMBUNG MATARAMAN PROGRAM TO SUPPORT URBAN FOOD SECURITY DURING THE PANDEMIC COVID 19 Siti Astuti
Politeknik Pembangunan Pertanian Yogyakarta Magelang
Abstract
The COVID-19 crisis has had a lasting impact around the world, including Indonesia. Indonesia as an agricultural country makes farmers play an important role in the national economy. Farmers hope in this pandemic outbreak they can still carry out farming activities as usual. This paper is a review of the innovation of the yard land use program in the local wisdom of the Javanese people, especially in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The local government continues to contribute to ensuring that agriculture runs smoothly and safely during the pandemic, especially through breakthroughs in new technological innovations, one of which is Lumbung Mataraman Program. Lumbung Mataraman is a program to use yard land to provide food needs by using the principles of food self-sufficiency, food diversification based on local food sources, conservation of food genetic resources, and nursery. This program is in accordance with the local wisdom of the Javanese community which applies the agricultural tradition of ^Nandur Opo Sing Dipangan, Mangan Opo Sing Ditandur^. This Program uses a touch of psychological approach for the community with the hope that the community can improve their mindset and using the owned resources by considering the conditions and potential of the environment.
Keywords: Lumbung Mataraman Program, Optimization of Yard Land, Urban Farming
Topic: Covid-19: Issues and Challenges in Vegetables for Resilience during Pandemic
