Perceived benefits and constraints in urban farming practice during COVID-19

COVID-19 has a significant impact on supply chains and logistics, causing a severe threat in accessing fresh and nutritious food Urban farming activities have the potency to contribute to fresh and nutritious food and reduce the cost of food consumption This study objective is to emphasizing the critical role of urban farming during the COVID-19 pandemic By utilizing a questionnaire, we descriptively present community members’ characteristics practicing urban farming located in residential neighborhoods in the City of Yogyakarta We also explore the perceived benefits and constraints of urban farming in the pandemic era Most urban farmers favorably perceived the benefits of urban farming in the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily its psychological benefits Another positive effect of urban farming perceived by the gardeners is its ability to enhance the accessibility of nutritional diets and food security In general, most of the respondents find no barriers to obtaining inputs used to practice urban farming during the COVID-19 situation Instead, the main constrain comes when the farmers need to host events and activities to engage the neighborhoods