EFEKTIFITAS PROGRAM AKSI DESA MANDIRI PANGAN TERHADAP KESEJAHTERAAN PESERTA PROGRAM DI DESA LAMSITEH DAN DESA DEYAH KABUPATEN ACEH BESAR Muhammad Ikbal/Agribisnis/Universitas Syiah Kuala ABSTRAK Program Aksi Desa Mandiri Pangan (DEMAPAN) merupakan program yang bertujuan mewujudkan pengentasan kemiskinan, ketahanan pangan dan gizi melalui pengembangan subsistem ketersediaan, subsistem distribusi, dan subsistem konsumsi pangan dengan memanfaatkan sumberdaya setempat secara berkelanjutan di tingkat desa. Efektifitas pada umumnya menunjukkan pada taraf tercapainya hasil atau tujuan program setelah berlangsungnya program pengentasan kemiskinan di desa tersebut. Metode yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah metode survey. Data primer diperoleh berdasarkan pengamatan di lapangan melalui wawancara langsung dan menggunakan kuesioner sedangkan data sekunder diperoleh dari lembaga dan instansi terkait. Data yang diperoleh dari lapangan dianalisis dengan menggunakan metode analisis deskriptif dengan data kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Dengan uji statistik inferensial, yang merupakan penelitian ilmiah yang sistematis terhadap bagian-bagian dan fenomena serta hubungan - hubungannya yang di tabulasikan dan dihitung dalam tabel kerja. Dari hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa ke efektifan program desa mandiri pangan terhadap tingkat kesejahteraan peserta program terindikasi mengalami kenaikan, hal ini terlihat adanya peningkatan tingkat kesejahteraan peserta program sebanyak 11 peserta program selama 5 tahun program berlangsung. Meskipun terjadinya kecenderungan kenaikan tingkat kesejahteraan untuk beberapa peserta program namun perubahan terhadap keseluruhan peserta program tidak begitu nyata karena hanya mampu merubah 11 peserta program kepada tingkat sejahtera. Kata Kunci : Program Aksi DEMAPAN, Efektifitas Program, Tingkat Kesejahteraan. EFFECTIVENESS OF ACTION VILLAGE INDEPENDENT FOOD PROGRAM ON WELFARE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN THE LAMSITEH AND DEYAH VILLAGE DISTRICT OF ACEH Muhammad Ikbal / Agribusiness Departmen of Syiah Kuala University ABSTRACT Independent Village Food Programme of Action (DEMAPAN) is a program aimed at realizing poverty alleviation, food security and nutrition through the development of subsystem availability, distribution subsystems, and subsystems food consumption by utilizing local resources in a sustainable manner at the village level. Effectiveness generally indicate the extent or the achievement of program goals after the ongoing poverty alleviation programs in the village. The method used in this study is a survey method. The primary data obtained by observation in the field through direct interviews and questionnaires, while secondary data was obtained from the institutions and agencies. Data obtained from the field were analyzed using descriptive analysis method with quantitative and qualitative data. With inferential statistical test, which is a systematic scientific research on the parts and phenomena and the relationships in tabulated and calculated in the spreadsheet. The results showed that the effectiveness of their programs to the level of food self-sufficient village welfare program participants indicated an increase, it is seen an increase in the level of welfare of program participants were 11 participants for 5-year life of the program. Although the trend of increase in the level of welfare for some program participants, but changes to the overall program participants is not so obvious because only 11 participants were able to change the program to the level of prosperity. Keywords: DEMAPAN Action Program, Program Effectiveness, Welfare.