Social Capital in Creating Food Security: Lessons Learned From Madukoro Village as a Food Independent Village (Dmp Program)

Madukoro Village is a village that has successfully implemented the Food Independent Village (DMP) program in a short time, even this success has won it the food security award / Adhikarya Pangan Nusantara and the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND) Prize grant. The success of Madukoro Village is of course accompanied by the efforts of each of its residents, either individually or incorporated into village institutions, farmer groups, and other groups as well as the existence of a network of social relations (networks) between residents known as social capital. The study raised in this research is about social capital with the main objective of analyzing the management and role of social capital of the Madukoro Village community in creating food independence. The method used is a qualitative method with a case study approach. Data collection techniques in the form of FGD, in-depth interviews, observation, and documentation. The results showed that the people of Madukoro Village had long managed and used social capital to create food independence, namely since 1983. During the DMP program implementation process, social capital is managed successfully to achieve the objectives of the DMP program. A figure who has influenced the management of social capital and succeeded in embracing the community is Mr. Gun Haji as the executive leader of the DMP program. The condition of the social capital of the Madukuro Village community experienced extreme dynamics (weakened), after the DMP program ended. This is because Mr. Gun Haji declared retirement, and the community does not have a figure who is able to manage social capital to embrace society. Keyword: Social Capital, Madukoro Village; Food Independent Village.