Stunting is a condition of growth failure in children due to malnutrition for a long time, resulting in children being shorter than normal children and having delays in thinking. Batu City is an agricultural city and it is the one of the largest vegetable and milk producers in East Java, but this is not in line with the growth and development of its community, in 2018 the stunting data in Batu City was 28.3% where this figure had exceeded the maximum limit set by WHO, that is 20%. The purpose of this study is to describe how the implementation of stunting management in Batu city is based on Presidential Regulation No. 83 of 2017 concerning Strategic Policies for Food and Nutrition and to identify the driving and inhibiting factors for implementing the policy.This study uses a descriptive method with a qualitative approach, which aims to obtain information about the current situation by looking at the relationship between existing variables. Data collection techniques include observation, interviews and documentation, then the data analysis techniques used are data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The results showed that Batu City implemented several programs including: (1) improving the quality of drinking water supply and sanitation; (2) increasing access and quality of nutrition and health services; (3) increasing awareness, commitment and practice of maternal and child care and nutrition; (4) increase in nutritious food programs that have been implemented have not been able to run optimally due to inhibiting factors, namely lack of human resources and budget, lack of active participation and awareness from the public and invalid data, the researchers suggest strengthening human resources, especially the role of cadres in disseminating information to the community and increasing the stunting budget through village funds.

Keywords: Acceleration; Policy implementation, Stunting handling