Community Perception of The Implementation of Sembako Program
SS Ayu (a), Rahmadanih (a*) , Akhsan (a), D. Rukmana (a), N M Viantika (a).

Department of Socio-Economic Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture UNHAS

*) Corresponding Author, E-mail: rahmadani.sosek[at]yahoo.com

Abstract

The Sembako (basic food) Program is a food social assistance program aimed in helping the problem of poverty. The implementation of this program is measured by the success indicators that have been set, namely right on target, right quantity, right price, right time, right quality, and right administration. However, it is not known how effective the program is based on the perceptions of beneficiary communities. This study aims (1) to determine the community perceptions of the Sembako Program implementations and (2) to analyze the contribution of rice from the Sembako Program to the level of household rice availability. This research was conducted using a survey method of beneficiary communities in Karassing Village, Herlang District, Bulukumba Regency. The number of samples consisted of 32 people. Data were analyzed with a Likert Scale approach. The results of the study show that, in generally the implementation of the sembako program in Karassing Village has not been effective. This can be seen of three indicators of the program^s success that are not quite right namely: target (x = 2.0), quantity (x = 2.31) and price (x=2.12). The contribution of rice from the sembako program to the level of household rice availability is still low, namely 32.64% . There is need for high attention from authorized stakeholders, so this sembako program is more effective in dealing with poverty problems

Keywords: Community Perception, Program Implementation, Sembako Program, Availability of Rice

Topic: Food agribusiness and rural development