RPTRA Kalijodo Urban Farming Garden
Jakarta, Indonesia · Operator: Pemprov DKI Jakarta (RPTRA) / pengelola & warga setempat
Overview
Built on the regenerated former red-light district of Kalijodo, this Child-Friendly Integrated Public Space (RPTRA) hosts an urban-farming garden where children learn cultivation and conservation, serving as a space for resident food security and land-use education. Other RPTRA such as Taman Anggrek run similar urban farming.
Citizen participation
Urban-farming plots inside Child-Friendly Integrated Public Spaces (RPTRA) where children and residents learn to plant and grow, run with participation from PKK and local residents as an educational, community activity.
Operating model
Provincially built and operated public facility; produce is provided to and sold among residents, aimed at food security, environmental education and resident income.
Impact
Turned urban public space into a place for food education and community farming, supporting children's environmental learning and residents' food self-sufficiency and economy, and cited as a model for public-space development elsewhere.
Land tenure
Operated on land owned by the provincial government as a public facility.
Crops
- vegetables
Scale
One of many RPTRA across Jakarta integrating urban-farming plots; Kalijodo built on a former red-light district site
Sources（2）
This entry is compiled from the public sources, official sites and research below.
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