Effect of the Sustainable Food Yard (P2L) Program on Farmer Behavior Change: Evidence from Bunyu Island, North Kalimantan

Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Borneo Tarakan, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: sekar@borneo.ac.id

Abstract

The Sustainable Food Yard Program (Pekarangan Pangan Lestari/P2L) is one of the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture's aimed at strengthening house-hold-level food security. The Sustainable Food Yard (P2L) Program is one of the Ministry of Agriculture's initiatives aimed at strengthening household-level food security. The program primarily targets Women Farmer Groups (KWT) to ensure the availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability of food resources at the micro level. This study was conducted on Bunyu Island, Bulungan Regency, North Kalimantan, with the following objectives: (1) to describe the implementation of the P2L program on Bunyu Island; (2) to analyze behavioral and social changes among KWT members; and (3) to identify factors influencing changes in farmer behavior. Data were collected through surveys and interviews, involving 30 respondents and 2 key informants. The research employed a sequential exploratory mixed methods approach, where qualitative and quantitative data were analyzed in sequence. The findings indicate notable changes in farmer behavior, particularly in terms of knowledge, attitudes, and skills. Social change was also observed across the dimensions of adaptation, goal attainment, integration, and pattern maintenance. Regression analysis revealed an R² value of 53.8%, indicating that attitudes had a significant effect on changes in farmer behavior, whereas perceptions and the social environment did not show a direct influence.