Study on Food Security in Rice Production Centre (Survey in Buahdua Sub-district West Java-Indonesia)

Abstract

Food is a basic need of human sufficiency a top priority for the Indonesian government. Buahdua subdistrict is a major contributor to rice production in Sumedang District. But ironically, it is also a Subdistrict with an allocation of Raskin (rice for the poor) is quite large; it means that the level of food security of farmers is low. This phenomenon is very interesting for this study because food security begins with the smallest level of the household; moreover, farmers are the producers of the food itself. This study examines: how the food security of farmers in Buahdua Sub-district, and the factors that affect food security at the farmers' household level. The research design is quantitative with survey techniques. Stratified random sampling used and selected 48 rice farmers. Using logistic regression analysis tools and descriptive techniques. Results from this study showed that 58 percent of farmers classified as food secure while 42 percent classified as less food secure. While the factors that impact significantly on the level of food security is the education level of farmers, land area and household expenditure on food.