Urban Farming for Village Food Security: Utilizing Land Beneath Electricity Transmission Lines

Vicky Ardhitya Mahadewa; Rani Maheswari Miraza; Beverly Kandioh; Ganuardi Pradipta

doi:10.32535/jcda.v9i3.4806

Urban Farming for Village Food Security: Utilizing Land Beneath Electricity Transmission Lines

Vicky Ardhitya Mahadewa, Rani Maheswari Miraza, Beverly Kandioh, Ganuardi Pradipta

Abstract

Food security requires approaches that improve resource efficiency while generating environmental, economic, and social benefits. This study examines how community-based urban e-farming applies circular economy principles to utilize underused land beneath electricity transmission lines and support local food security. Using a descriptive qualitative approach, data were collected through observation, interviews, and document analysis, with outcomes assessed using the Sustainability Compass framework. The findings show that 4,340 m² of previously underutilized land was transformed into an integrated circular production system comprising organic farming, freshwater aquaculture, fishery-based MSMEs, and a waste bank. The program generated multidimensional outcomes across the four Sustainability Compass dimensions: Nature through waste recovery and productive land utilization; Economy through income-generating activities and production-cost savings; Well-being through improved access to locally produced food and the direct engagement of 33 community members; and Social outcomes through institutional strengthening and community resilience. Integrating circular economy principles into community-based urban farming can transform underutilized land into productive assets and strengthen local food security.

Keywords

Circular Economy; Community Empowerment; Food Security; Land Utilization; Sustainability Compass; Urban Farming

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.32535/jcda.v9i3.4806