Implementation of the Food Security Village Program Policy in Realizing Local Food Security in Padang

Abstract

Organisations face the challenge of establishing ways to mitigate This study aims to analyze the implementation of the Food Security Village Program in Padang City within the context of efforts to achieve sustainable local food security. This study begins with the general problem of public policy, which tends to be administrative and top-down, while social dynamics at the local level often determine the program's success. This research used a qualitative descriptive approach, focusing on Kuranji Village as the program's implementation area. Data were collected through in-depth interviews, participant observation, and a review of policy documents. The results indicate that program implementation occurred amidst high ambiguity and low conflict, with each actor interpreting the policy according to their own interests. However, this ambiguity created space for social adaptation, enabling communities to develop innovations such as collective gardens, organic fertilizer production, and harvest sharing systems. Local food security was achieved not through bureaucratic mechanisms, but through social initiatives that grew out of participation and the value of mutual cooperation. This research confirms that the effectiveness of public policy at the local level depends on the community's ability to interpret and implement the policy within their social context. This research is expected to provide evaluation material for the Padang City Government in strengthening sustainable food security policies.