FOOD SECURITY OF SMALL-SCALE FISHERMEN HOUSEHOLDS IN TAKISUNG DISTRICT OF INDONESIA BASED ON PROPORTION OF FOOD EXPENDITURE AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION

Abstract

Food security is a condition where humans have complete physical and economic access to sufficient food nutrition and security in providing food needs for a healthy life per local values and culture.The proportion of food output and energy consumption is essential in determining household food security.This research aims to determine the proportion of food expenditure, energy-protein consumption, and the food security conditions of small-scale fishing households in Takisung District, Tanah Laut Regency, South Kalimantan Province.This research was carried out in Takisung District using the purposive sampling method.Samples were taken from 60 small-scale fishing households.The data was analyzed by analyzing fishermen's household income and expenditure, food consumption, and crossindicators of fishermen's household food security.The research results show that: (1) smallscale fishermen's average monthly household income is IDR 3,200,600.00,and the average household expenditure of small-scale fishermen for food is IDR 1,689,600.00and non-food cost is IDR 955,750.00.63.33% of respondents in fishing households had a low proportion of food expenditure, and 36.67% had a high proportion of spending on food.(2) The average TKG for energy and protein of small-scale fishing households is 66.33% and 87.96%.TKG for energy is classified as deficit (<70%), and TKG for protein is classified as moderate (in the range of 80-99%).(3) The food security condition of small-scale fishing households in Takisung District is 6.67% classified as food security, 11.67% classified as food vulnerability, 68.33% classified as food insufficiency, and 13.33% classified as food insecurity. KEY WORDSFood security, proportion of food expenditure, energy consumption.Food security is a condition where food is met for the country as well as individuals, which is reflected in the availability of sufficient food, both in quantity and quality, safe, diverse, nutritious, equitable, and affordable and does not conflict with the religion, beliefs, and culture of the community, to be able to live.Healthy, active, and productive sustainably (Government Regulations of the Republic of Indonesia, 2015).Strategic issues for food security by the South Kalimantan Provincial government in 2024 are handling inflation in the region, handling extreme poverty, safe, fresh food, food loss, and food waste, as well as interventions to address stunting, wasting and obesity (Publik Info, 2023).Food is everything that comes from biological sources, agricultural products, plantations, forestry, fisheries, animal husbandry, waters, and water, both processed and unprocessed, intended as food or drink for human consumption, including food additives, food raw materials, and other ingredients used in the process of preparing, processing and making food or drinks.Food security is a condition where humans have complete physical and economic access to sufficient food nutrition and security in providing food needs for a healthy life per local values and culture.In a food security system, the ability of households to control the food supply for their families (food entitlement) needs to be a concern (Purwanti, 2010).Food security is a complex concept related to the food and nutrition systems chain, starting from production, distribution, consumption, and nutritional status.