Utilization of yard land as the provision of household food in the border area of Miangas Island, North Sulawesi Province

¹ Research Center for Animal Husbandry, National Research and Innovation Agency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
² Research Center for Agroindustry, National Research and Innovation Agency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

^* Corresponding author: audikairupan@gmail.com

Abstract

Miangas Island is a maritime border region which is one of the leading islands in the Pacific Ocean, incorporated in the Nanusa Islands group Talaud Islands Regency, North Sulawesi Province as the outermost Island in Northern Indonesia, has strategic value because it borders directly with the Philippines. Based on the geographical location of these border regions, there is a potential and frequent threat of food shortages. This paper is a review, aims to analyze the performance of yard land use by the community independently to be used as a source of food in a sustainable manner through the sustainable food house program. The data used are secondary data and the results of previous studies. Data and information were analyzed descriptively qualitative. Discussing two strategic aspects, namely (1) diversity and yard land management; and (2) performance of sustainable food house area model program with optimization of yard land use. The utilization of community yards in the border areas of Miangas Island with products from the sustainable food home area model program has become a reinforcement and support for family meals. By optimizing the use of yard land, it can be used as a living warehouse, a living Pharmacy, and a living stall.