IMPLEMENTATION OF URBAN FARMING PROGRAM IN SURABAYA INDONESIA FOR DECREASE POVERTY AND EFFORT TO CREATE GREEN AREA

Abstract

Almost all countries in the world have same problem of how to manage urban areas
that have a lot of people, including the poor people. Urban Farming is one solution of this
problem, but not simple in implementation. The aim of this research is to determine the
impact of urban farming program implementation on environment, economic, social and
cultural of poor households, and also to analyze factors affecting the motivation of poor
peoples to follow urban farming program. Through random sampling method we
determined the amount of samples, as many as 99 poor households. While the method of
analysis used in this study is descriptive, correlation, and multiple regression model. The
result showed that urban farming program has multiple benefits, creating a green area,
which means maintaining a healthy living environment, improve the social relations of
society, but no relationship with culture of the poor peoples. By the multiple reression
analyzis showed result that only leisure time factor affected to the motivation of poor
households in Surabaya’s urban farming program.