Technology and Innovation as an Element of Community Development in the Yard Utilization Program through Family Medicinal Plant (FMP) Conservation in Neglasari Village

Public health and the local economic development are the crucial things in the process of sustainable development. Neglasari Village is one of the villages located in Bogor Regency that has a majority of residents who have a yard of land but it has not been utilized optimally in an agricultural sector. The program for utilizing home yard land through the conservation of family medicinal plants (FMP) is an innovative solution that is studied in this article, with a focus on the use of technology and innovation as an element of community development. This yard land utilization program aims to improve the health and income of the community through planting, utilizing and conserving family medicinal plants. This research wants to see how effective technology and innovation is as an important element in the success of a community development program. The research method used in this article is participant observation. The research results found that the technology and innovation aspect in the form of greenhouses, barcodes and website programs have been integrated into a community development program based on the use of yard land for FMP conservation in Neglasari Village. Technology and innovation is also able to increase the efficiency and positive impact of the program and help increase the capacity of the Neglasari Village community.