The third Community of Practice Forum

Effective Integration of Nutrition into Extension and Advisory Services 20 September 2024

On September 20, 2024, the Polytechnic of Agricultural Development Yogyakarta Magelang (Polbangtan Yoma) and the Rural Advisory Services of South East Asia (RAS-SEA) jointly hosted the third Meeting of the Community of Practice (CoP) focused on the Effective Integration of Nutrition into Extension and Advisory Services. The topic of this meeting is The Pekarangan Pangan Lestari or Sustainable Food Yard (SFY) Program – an urban community-based to improve family nutrition and social resilience. This virtual event brought together a diverse group of experts and stakeholders to advance the integration of nutrition in development initiatives.

Key Highlights of the Meeting:

Welcoming and Introductory Speeches: The meeting opened with welcoming and introductory speeches by Dr. Siti Amanah, Chairperson of RAS-SEA. Dr. Amanah provided a comprehensive overview of the meeting’s goals and CoP in the context of Extension Sensitive Extension & Nutrition Sensitive Extension

Sharing Session: The session featured an insightful presentation by Dr. Siti Nurlaela (Head of the Sustainable Agricultural Extension Study Program, Department of Agriculture, Yo-Ma Agricultural Development Polytechnic). Mrs. Gunatri discussed the impact of organic agriculture on economic development and public health, offering practical examples and innovative strategies that can be applied in different contexts.

Figure 2. Sharing Session Organic Farming from Dr. Siti Nurlaela about The Pekarangan Pangan Lestari or Sustainable Food Yard (SFY) Program – an urban community-based

Moderated Discussion: The discussion was moderated by IPB Doctoral Program Candidate, Mr. Rafnel Azhari, Lecturer at Andalas University. Mr Rafnel expertly guided the conversation, encouraging participants to engage actively and share their own experiences and insights on integrating nutrition into advisory services and also about The Pekarangan Pangan Lestari or Sustainable Food Yard (SFY) Program.

Discussion, Quizzes, and Resume: At the end of the discussion, all participants were enthusiastic about taking the quiz via Kahoot. The meeting concluded with a robust discussion summarizing the key points and action items from the day’s sessions. Dr. Epsi Euriga has provided a resume/insight of the meeting for participants to review and utilize in their ongoing work.

This meeting represents a significant step in producing tangible knowledge in the form of briefs, practice notes, policies (inform policies), and recommendations for future practices, which can be emulated, not only in Indonesia but also abroad.

For more information and to access the meeting resume, please refer to the attached document.