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Sustainability of Food and Nutrition Diversification Projects in West Sumatra, Indonesia
Dissertation Abstract:
The general objective of the study was to determine the sustainability of the Food and Nutrition Diversification (FND) Projects in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Specifically, it aimed to: 1) determine the extent of sustainability and identify factors related to sustainability of FND Projects; 2) identify the differences in sustainability among the areas covered by FND Projects; 3) identify the problems encountered and their impacts.in the covered areas as perceived by the respondents.
Two hundred beneficiaries in the Solok and Sawahlunto Sijunjung Districts of West Sumatra were surveyed. Data were gathered using an interview schedule. Results revealed that the respondents were generally in their productive years (40.8 years old); had attended junior high school; had five family members; generally had farming as main source of livelihood; had annual family income of Rp3,442,42 (USjumi = Rp2,570); had an average pekarangan size of 2,460.66 m2; and were mostly owner operators.
The correlation coefficient test revealed that four of the 20 predictor variables showed highly significant relationships (family annual income, pekarangan size, family labor availability, and level of development community) and five (educational attainment, household size, facilities and services in the community, material support, and recruitment of beneficiaries) were significantly related to the sustainability of FND Projects. There were significant differences in sustainability but none between the districts.
Using the multiple regression analys is, the variance in the sustainability of FND Projects was best explained by the respondents' pekarangan size, level of development of community, family income, educational attainment, househo ld size, and availability of labor.
Three main problems were encountered by the respondents, namely: shortage of labor, limited pekarangan land. and quality of material support. The study concludes that the withdrawal of the technical, financial, and material assistance to the FND Projects in West Sumatra after three years had resulted in low sustainability of the villages studied.