Food Resilience in Timor Tengah Selatan Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province-Indonesia

This study aims to determine the food resilience of the local communities  in Timor Tengah Selatan Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The research uses case studies related to food resilience, namely; aspects of food availability, access and utilization, as well as food stability. The  study design uses the mix method approach (Creswell, 1994., Neuman, 2003) by prioritizing qualitative methods (dominant-less dominant design, Creswell: 1994). The quantitative data in the form of frequency tables and analysis of the results of their categorization forms the basis of analysis and interpretation. The based on the research results, it shows that the food resilience in Timor Tengah Selatan regency is good category. This research recommends several things; (a) it is necessary to revitalize the rural livestock sector; (b) it is necessary to revive the local-based rural financing system; (c) it is necessary to develop risk management so that all rural communities in Timor Tengah Selatan regency have an understanding of risk factors and the ability to overcome stressful situations to the entire community and food stakeholders in this area. Keywords: Food System, Food security, Food resilience, and Sustainable Food. DOI: 10.7176/JPID/58-05 Publication date: January 31st 202

KEBIJAKAN PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH BERBASIS PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT DI DINAS KEBERSIHAN DAN LINGKUNGAN HIDUP KOTA KUPANG

AbstrakTulisan ini dimaksudkan untuk memberikan jawaban atas beberapa upaya kebijakan pengelolaan sampah berbasis partisipasi masyarakat di Dinas Kebersihan dan Lingkungan Hidup  Kota Kupang dalam mewujudkan Kota Kupang yang bersih dan sehat. Kebijakan pengelolaan sampah yang melibatkan masyarakat dan elemen lainnya menjadi penting menghasilkan kebijakan persampahan yang berkualitas sehingga para aktor dapat memahami dan menjalankan perannya secara maksimal, yang merupakan hasil dari konvergensi faktor eksternal dan internal dalam mendukung perubahan. Kebijakan pengelolaan sampah dapat diklasifikasikan menjadi dua kelompok yaitu kelompok elit (pemerintah Kota) dan kelompok masyarakat bersama elemen lainnya yang perlu bersinergi untuk penanganan sampah. Kajian dan ulasan memberikan evaluasi terhadap pengelolaan sampah yang dilakukan dalam beberapa periode waktu. Isi dan semangat para aktor mencerminkan pemahaman baru pengelolaan sampah yang sangat berbeda dari bentuk tradisional pengelolaan. Dengan demikian, memiliki potensi untuk membawa perubahan yang cukup besar, tidak hanya dalam level lokal tetapi secara nasional, dalam hubungan negara dan masyarakat. Namun demikian, kajian ini membahas komitmen pemerintah kota dan ketersediaan sarana pendukung untuk mewujudkan pengelolaan sampah berbasis partisipasi masyarakat dan faktor yang menghambat dan mendukung kebijakan pengelolaan sampah di Kota Kupang yang efekti

Development Project Sustainability Management (Study on Reservoir Development Projects in Sabu Raijua Regency)

82.3% of the population of Sabu Raijua Regency work as farmers with a high level of need for water but the geographical conditions of Sabu Island are not able to support this activity because the majority consists of dry land with a percentage of 97.51% and the number of rainy days is approximately only 100 days per year so The Government of Sabu Raijua Regency built hundreds of ponds to provide for agricultural activities, but the weak sustainability of the reservoir development projects in Sabu Raijua Regency is a separate problem. The method used in this study is a descriptive method with a qualitative approach with a total of 76 people who were determined purposively then the primary and secondary data collected were analyzed using data analysis techniques from Creswell (2016). The sustainability of the pond development projects in Sabu Raijua Regency was analyzed using the Methodology in Sustainable Development Indicators (Department of Economic and Social Affairs, 2001:14). The inhibiting factors for the sustainability of the pond development project in Sabu Raijua Regency consist of a minimal budget, less effective institutional governance and climate and geographical conditions so that the authors formulate a model for the sustainability of the pond development project in Sabu Raijua Regency which includes 3 dimensions, namely the policy dimension, the resource dimension and the relationship dimension between institutions