Review on the Effect of Women Status in the Fisher and Rice Farmer Households on Family Food Security at Pangkep District, Indonesia

Suryawati Salam,Aylee Christine,Zulkifli Rasak,Jamil Gunawi

doi:10.5296/jsr.v3i2.2670

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https://doi.org/10.5296/jsr.v3i2.2670

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Abstract

This research reviews and analyzes the effect of women status in the household and its component on the food security of fisher and rice farmer households in two different villages, which are Bontomanai Village at coastal region and Taraweang Village at rice producer region, Labakkang Subdistrict, Pangkep District, South Sulawesi Province. Two hundreds of respondents are involved consisting 100 fisher households and 100 rice farmer households. Respondents are selected by simple random sampling. Multiple regression model is used to determine the factors affecting household food security. Of two household groups and using food range as the indicator of household food security, fisher household shows relatively better degree of food security than rice farmer household. Result of research indicates that women status is not having obvious effect on household food security although it has all conforming signs. Household income and household economic base have obvious effect on household food security. Keywords: Gender, Fisher, Rice Farmer, Food Security, Pangkep

Highlights

The role played by women is significant in the economic development of a nation, especially at rural and agricultural sectors
Research is conducted from January to February 2012 at Pangkep District, South Sulawesi Province
The information of household characteristic is needed to describe the actual condition of household before it is further analyzed to understand the degree of household food security

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Introduction

The role played by women is significant in the economic development of a nation, especially at rural and agricultural sectors. Some researches show that in developing countries and in countries in the process of developing, women workers are the most important part of agricultural workers. Women play important role in all stages of food production, including in the food processing and food preparation. Women participation in the production process put them in the important position to determine the nutrient status of household and to contribute the household income. Constrain the improvement of women status in the development, especially at place where tradition and culture are restrictive against women. Women contribution to the agriculture and other sector is very difficult to measure, especially when to calculate their economic performance

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