Open AccessPerspectives on the development of local food policy using the Analytical Hierarchy Process
Author(s) -
Poppy Arsil,
Kusmantoro Eddy Sularso,
Altri Mulyani,
N F Hardana
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/746/1/012015
Subject(s) - local government , diversification (marketing strategy) , analytic hierarchy process , business , agricultural diversification , agriculture , economic growth , marketing , geography , economics , archaeology , mathematical economics
For nearly five decades, Indonesia's agriculture ministry has promoted food diversification. Despite this, few studies have looked at government policies to increase local food consumption. We interviewed a diverse group consisting of local government officials, local business executives, consumers and food decision-makers in both urban and rural households. Respondents were chosen using a stratified random sampling technique. Purwokerto in Central Java and Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara were purposefully chosen to represent urban areas. To represent rural areas, the Banyumas Regency in Central Java and the Alor Regency in East Nusa Tenggara provinces were chosen. To assist decisionmakers in identifying the dimension for the development of local food, the Analytical Hierarchy Method (AHP) was used as a decision support model. The findings show that important strategies to increase the local food consumption involved 1) empowering women as change agents and 2) developing local food councils. Alternative strategies include developing a master plan for rural development related to local food, strengthening capital and insurance for local industries, and policies encouraging food diversification.