Food Security-dryland Nexus: Have Livelihood Asets Affected?

Abstract

The understanding of household food security determinants is crucial for the design of appropriate food security strategies. Taking the case of dryland area in Saptosari Gunungkidul, we examined the influence of livelihood assets (human capital, financial capital, social capital, natural capital, physical capital), income, and family number on household food security. We used cross-sectional survey data. Respondents are poor woman who receives Family Hope Program (PHK). Sample size is 89 households. We use multiple regression method to examine the influence livelihood assets on household food security. Our finding indicates human capital, financial capital, and income enhance household food security. In contrary, family number decrease food security. Meanwhile, physical capital, natural capital and social capital has no influence on food security yet. These results are used to draw policy conclusions on food insecurity through intervention programmers. It can be focusing on the financial sector, education, family planning and income generating activity.