An Exploration of Food Insecurity, Poverty, Livelihood and Local Food Potentials in Kulon Progo Regency, Indonesia

The south coastal region of Yogyakarta Province (YSP) in Indonesia has inherited a unique farming system called sawah surjan, which is considered as a cultural heritage that demonstrates a form of local wisdom in managing land resources with poor drainage. The local residents have succeeded in realizing their desire of making the farming system ecologically stable and capable of providing a decent living. As a cultural heritage, however, sawah surjan has been under an increasing threat of conversion resulting from the infrastructure development and spreading of urban developments. This study assessed the prospect of sawah surjan in the rural household economy and its sustainability within the context of changing wider environment. To do so, a household survey was conducted covering 41 farmer households in Depok Village, Panjatan Sub-district, Kulonprogo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Province where the existence of sawah surjan is threatened by the large-scale investments. The research show that sawah surjan contributes to employment generation, diverse sources of income, food security, and income redistribution. It is generally sustainable but the excessive use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers will have adverse effects on its sustainability. The research confirms that the most significant threat is the infrastructural development, especially the prospective construction of a new international airport as increased land prices may lead to uncontrolled conversion of sawah surjan into non-agricultural uses. This is also in coincidence with the stagnant regeneration of farmers in the area that lead to a bleak future of the system.

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 87%

Sustainability of the Sawah Surjan Agricultural Systems in Depok Village, Panjatan Subdistrict, Kulonprogo Regency, Yogyakarta Special Province

Rijanta¹

2018

“…Farmers can lifestyle from their trade activities in addition to self-subsistence (Falcon, Jones, & Pearson, 1984;Nelson, 1984). Indeed, local food crops are produced widely in rural DIY, and they potentially give an opportunity as a food stock, expecting to tackle food crisis or food insecurity in some, particularly in poor villages in DIY (Widiyanto, 2018). If local food crops are processed into other forms of commodities, they lead to a value-added product, such as Munarso (2016) explains the multiplier effect through three scales of industry: 1) home (mocaf).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Local Food Potentials and Agroecology in Yogyakarta Special Province, Indonesia

Widiyanto

2019

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This paper attempts to unveil the hidden potential of the local food through local food mapping, drawing local food potential based on the “triple burden” theory from Professor Moerdijati Gardjito. An index, called “index of food relocalisation” is adopted and then modified into different name called local food index due to data availability, which is expected to provide a geographical location of the local food potential by proposing a research questions: where do the local food potentials distribute in Yogyakarta Special Province, and why the local food potentials located in that particular area(s)? The findings show that Gunungkidul and Kulonprogo are two potential regencies with their local food crops availabilities This finding is accompanied by an explanation from the analysis from the agroecological subzone and spatial income distribution of paddy and second crops, production activities.

“…Therefore, many studies related to food security have been conducted by many researchers (e.g. Widiyanto, 2018;Harini et al, 2018;Cen, 2017;Le et al and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and four dimensions, i.e. availability, accessibility, stability, and utilisation.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Spatial Analysis and Visualization of Geographic Access to Food in the Capital Area of Bulungan Regency, North Kalimantan Province

Susilo

Harini

2018

Recently, food security becomes a priority for many governments particularly in developing countries. Food security has four dimensions, i.e. availability, accessibility, stability, and utilization. This study examined food accessibility in term of geographic access, i.e. the contribution of the geographic environment to food choices and consumption. The study located in Tanjung Selor Subdistrict, the capital region of Bulungan Regency as well as North Kalimantan Province. Geographic access to food was analysed based on spatial distribution of food stores, settlement, and availability of transportation network. Spatial analysis, i.e. coverage, density, and network analysis, as well as the spatial visualisation were performed using tools available in GIS software. This study revealed some circumstance related to geographical access to food in the study area. Geographical access to food for non-motorized people is limited. Nonmotorized people have to walk more than 1 km to the nearest food store. Access to food for motorised people is somewhat different. Their geographical access, in general, were categorised as easy to moderate. This situation indicates that the availability of public transport or vehicle ownership is necessary to improve access to food.Abstrak. Ketahanan pangan saat ini menjadi prioritas sejumlah pemerintah terutama di negara berkembang. Ketahanan pangan memiliki empat dimensi atau aspek yaitu ketersediaan, aksesibilitas, stabilitas dan pemanfaatan. Penelitian ini mengkaji aksesibilitas terhadap pangan, merupakan wilayah ibukota Kabupaten Bulungan dan sekaligus wilayah ibukota Provinsi tempat penjualan bahan pangan dan lokasi permukiman serta ketersediaan jaringan transportasi. Analisis keruangan yang meliputi cakupan, kepadatan dan analisis jaringan dilakukan dengan bantuan perangkat lunak SIG. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan beberapa hal terkait dengan akses bermotor mempunyai akses yang terbatas. Mereka harus menempuh jarak lebih dari 1 km ke pasar atau toko penjual bahan pangan yang terdekat. Penduduk yang memiliki kendaraan bermotor, secara umum mempunyai akses yang mudah hingga sedang. Kondisi ini menunjukkan bahwa ketersediaan transportasi umum atau kepemilikan kendaraan bermotor sangat diperlukan untuk .Kata kunci: