Abstract
Ensuring food security has become an issue for a critical country at various levels of economic development, but the agricultural sector plays a strategic role in improving food availability. Sustainable food production and environmental protection should be government policy. This research aimed to analyze the impact of the sustainable agricultural cultivation system (SACS) policy on food security and the welfare of rice farmers. The area of the research, Tanjung Lago District, of South Sumatra province, were selected purposively. The research method used was the survey method, and the sample withdrawal method was a sample random method with 30 farmers in 2021. The results showed that with the implementation of SACS, land productivity increased to 6.5 tons/ha, previously 4.5 tons/ha. Therefore, the farmers' income also increased, amounting to Rp1,647,464.00/ha. Food availability increased the impact of production, and the rice stock was steadier than before. Better food affordability due to distribution, stabilization of supply and price, stock management, and access to markets and information are raising the usability of food, including improving consumption patterns and food safety and quality. The welfare of farmers is feeling prosperous because of the SACS. So, SACS could improve food security and farmers' welfare
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