Food Security and Human Development: Difference between Potential and Reality in ASEAN Countries

Abstract

Most of the countries in ASEAN are agriculture based country such as Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Facts show that the food security condition of ASEAN countries based on agriculture has a low food security rating, while countries such as Singapore have the highest food security ranking in the world. The purporse of this paper is to mapping Asian food security in terms of afffordability, availability, quality & safety and natural resources and to proof the impact of food security on human development.The research design used is a quantitative research with comparative performance index and panel regression. The sample used in this study was 9 counteries in ASEAN with a time series period 2012-2020.The findings show that the condition of food security in ASEAN countries is a contribution from the aspect of affordability and quality and safety, while the aspect of availability and natural resources has a low contribution. The results of the regression panel show that the dimensions of food security that are proven to have a significant effect on human development are affordability, quality & safety and natural resourches, while the dimensions of availability is not proven.