Food Security And Performance Of Rice Agribusiness Institutions In Coastal Areas Of Seluma Regency

Abstrak

Food security in Indonesia has become a central issue in
agricultural development and national development. The
problem of food and food security cannot be separated from
the context of rice. This is because rice is a staple food
consumed by almost all Indonesians. Thus, the availability
of rice is an important factor in strengthening national food
security. The level of national food security, regional food
security must be followed by the achievement of the level of
resilience of villages, households and individuals. The role
and performance of rice agribusiness institutions are
important in the effort to achieve household food security
for rice farmers. The objectives of this research are: 1) to
analyze the food security level of farmers household; 2) to
identify the determinants of food security level; 3) identifying
the level of food security with the institutional performance
of rice agribusiness. The results of this study indicate that the
level of household food security is categorized as food
resistance, the determinants of the level of food security are
influenced by the number of family members and the
income of rice farming. The food resistance category was
followed by the institutional performance of PT. Pusri is very
good, PT. Pertani is good, Bank of BRI is good, and farmer
group institutions are moderate.