Portrait of Household Food Security of Rice Farmers in Indonesia

Abstract

The status of Tulungagung Regency as a food buffer area in East Java Province does not guarantee the food security of its farmer households. This study was aimed to determine the characteristics of rice farming households, analyzed the food security of rice farmers' households, and the factors that influence the food security of rice farming households in the Tulungagung Regency. The results showed that 1) the characteristics of the rice farming household on average consisted of 5 family members, the farmer's land area was classified as narrow, the income structure came from the non-agricultural sector, and the expenditure structure was dominated by food consumption. 2) Food security is classified as food insecure. 3) Partially, the number of family members, household expenditure, and education level are variables that affect the food security of rice farming households in Tulungagung. KEYWORDS: