Farm Sustainability Assessment and Model: Achieving Food Security through the Food Estate Program in North Sumatra

Juhandi, Dany and Darwanto, Dwidjono Hadi and Masyhuri, Masyhuri and Mulyo, Jangkung Handoyo and Sasongko, Nugroho Adi and Anda, Martin and Martini, Tri (2023) Farm Sustainability Assessment and Model: Achieving Food Security through the Food Estate Program in North Sumatra. Land, 12 (10). pp. 1-13. ISSN 2073445X

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Abstract

Improving food crop production is critical for achieving food security. The Food Estate (FE) program initiated by the government seeks to accomplish this through extensive and intensive farming practices while taking sustainability into consideration. In this paper, a multidimensional scaling (MDS) approach to determine the status and model of agricultural sustainability of the FE program was adopted. Three scenarios were developed to improve the sustainability status based on primary data from interviews with 50 farmers in Ria-Ria Village, Pollung District, North Sumatra. The findings indicate that the farming status is at a moderate sustainability, and improving all aspects can significantly increase the sustainability value. The study suggests that the government should prioritize the improvement of all aspects to raise the sustainability status of FE farming in order to achieve food security.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: sustainable assessment; multidimensional scaling; Food Estate program
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Agriculture > Department of Social Agricultural Economics
Depositing User: Laili Hidayah Hidayah
Date Deposited: 28 Aug 2024 03:39
Last Modified: 28 Aug 2024 03:39
URI: https://ir.lib.ugm.ac.id/id/eprint/3316

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