Home gardening and its impact on household food consumption patterns in vulnerable communities: A case study of Girirejo village, Indonesia

¹ Master student in Agriculture Economic, 55281 Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
² Department of Agribusiness Management, 55183 Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia
³ Department of Agribusiness and Bioresources Economics, 43400 Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
⁴ Department of Sociology, 55132 Universitas Widya Mataram, Indonesia
⁵ Department of Management, 55581 Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Manajemen YKPN Yogyakarta, Indonesia
⁶ Department of Plantation Management, 55222 Politeknik LPP Yogyakarta, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: ari.suseno11@gmail.com

Abstract

Food security is a fundamental pillar in achieving community well-being. The government has promoted the utilization of home gardens to enhance household food security. Girirejo Village, Bantul Regency which is categorized as a food-insecure village, has received training on home garden utilization as an effort to improve food security from the relevant authorities. The topographical conditions of Girirejo Village consist of dry land, such as home gardens, covering an area of 1,040,590 m², three times larger than the rice fields which span 313,805 m², providing a significant advantage for this program. This study aims to assess the extent to which home garden utilization impacts household food consumption patterns after the program’s implementation. The assessment method measures food consumption patterns quantitatively using EAS and qualitatively using DDS based on 2x24-hour food recall data. Although the findings indicate that food consumption scores remain below the aggregate standard. The study reveals that subsistence home garden utilization has a strong relationship with improving household food consumption patterns. The key requirement is utilizing home gardens for agricultural cultivation with a minimum standard size of 100 m², specifically for subsistence farming with seasonal commodities such as horticultural, fisheries, fruits, and secondary crops.