Abstract
The Community Food Business Development Program (CFBD), or PUPM in Indonesia, is a program initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture to address the problem of community food availability. The research question is how far the program can reach its goals and what factors affect it. This study aims to analyse the effectiveness of the CFBD program in the Mukti Farmer Group in Cirebon District and the factors that influence the program’s effectiveness. The study sample comprised 70 individuals in the group. Descriptive analysis was performed to evaluate the program’s efficacy, and CFA was used to validate latent variables and their indicators. The analysis findings indicate that the CFBD program has an efficacy level of 82.07%. Process, output, and input variables are ordered in addressing importance based on their impact on the effectiveness of the CFBD program. One of the shortcomings of the program is the accuracy of the number of assistants. Therefore, the promotion of assistance could fulfil this need. Apart from that, the evaluation also has to be optimised by the group. The involvement of academicians or NGOs can be used to evaluate the program.