Abstract
To overcome the problem of the severe food insecurity in the Central Java Province of Indonesia amidst the Covid-19 outbreak, the Indonesian government provided staple foods assistance to them. The research question is whether the provision of staple foods assistance will overcome the problem of severe food insecurity in Central Java Province of Indonesia? The purpose of this study was to determine whether the provision of staple foods assistance would overcome the problem of severe food insecurity in Central Java Province of Indonesia. This research method is a descriptive analysis using 2019 Susenas data obtained from BPS Indonesia. The result of the study is that the provision of staple foods assistance can not overcome the problem of severe food insecurity in Central Java Province of Indonesia because it is based on DTKS data and local government data which only covers 54.69% of all residents of Central Java Province who suffer from severe food insecurity. The recommendation of this research is the Indonesian central and local government so as to update DTKS data and local government data as soon as possible so that DTKS data and local government data can include all residents of Central Java Province who suffer from severe food insecurity so that they no longer suffer from severe food insecurity.
Highlights
Based on 2019 Susenas data, the number of individuals who were living in Central Java Province and suffering from severe food insecurity in 2019, was 579,501 people or 1.67% of all residents in Central Java Province in 2019, totaling 34,661,084 people
Given the situation and conditions that change rapidly, it is raising a question whether the provision of staple foods assistance to residents of Central Java Province of Indonesia who suffer from severe food insecurity and the provision is based on data DTKS and local government will be able to reduce or cure the severe food insecurity
The government's effort to provide staple foods aid to residents of Central Java Province who suffer from severe food insecurity whose names are contained in the DTKS or local government data will not be able to reduce or cure severe food insecurity in Central Java Province
Summary
Based on 2019 Susenas data, the number of individuals who were living in Central Java Province and suffering from severe food insecurity in 2019, was 579,501 people or 1.67% of all residents in Central Java Province in 2019, totaling 34,661,084 people. This number represents 9.79% of the total number of Indonesians suffering from severe food insecurity which amounts to 5,921,307 people. This figure represents 0.22% of the total population of Indonesia in 2019. Poverty and food insecurity are social determinants of health, and are associated with some of the most serious and costly health problems in the nation (Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), 2017).This awareness will encourage the Indonesian people to help overcome the health problems
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