Sekayam Subdistrict’s Food System Activities and Local Food Security

Endar Purnawan,Gianluca Brunori

doi:10.11594/ijmaber.03.02.08

Abstract

This study analyzes Sekayam subdistrict’s local food system and local food security. Based on an analysis of local food vendor interviews, this research sheds light on the local food system based on five food groups modified from seven food groups of household dietary diversity scale measurement, according to the local condition. The stages of data analysis in this study adhered to the data analysis process modified from Neuman. The result indicates that the Sekayam subdistrict is self-sufficient in rice, vegetables, and freshwater fish but depends on other places for meat, seafood, and other foodstuffs such as cooking oil, milk, eggs, and sugar. Taken together, the research findings highlight the importance of developing some potential food sources to fulfill a community need so that Sekayam subdistrict in the future no longer depends much on other places supplied, to pursue better local self-sufficiency and better local food security. This paper strongly recommends policymakers, stakeholders, and local farmers, as well as the community, to plan and take some actions to pursue local self-sufficiency and better local food security in the future. The activity includes food production, processing and packaging, distribution and retailing, and consumption.

Highlights

As defined by the High-Level Panel of Experts [HLPE] (2014) on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security, “a food system gathers all elements and activities that relate to the production, processing, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food, and the outputs of these activities, including socio-economic and environmental outcomes”
The scheme highlights that food system activities and outcomes do contribute to food security, but, at the same time, they do not determine it, as other drivers influence the four food security dimensions (Grando et al, 2020)
Rice The first food group refers to the staple food in the study area, which is rice

Summary

Introduction

As defined by the High-Level Panel of Experts [HLPE] (2014) on Food Security and Nutrition of the Committee on World Food Security, “a food system gathers all elements (environment, people, inputs, processes, infrastructures, institutions, etc.) and activities that relate to the production, processing, distribution, preparation, and consumption of food, and the outputs of these activities, including socio-economic and environmental outcomes” (as depicted by Figure 1). Sekayam Subdistrict’s Food System Activities and Local Food Security. Endar Purnawan & Gianluca Brunori 2022/ Sekayam Subdistrict’s Food System Activities and Local Food Security. Several studies related to food systems emphasize the role and strategy of small family farms in the food system (Palmioli et al, 2019; Rivera et al, 2020: Grando et al, 2020). This paper focuses on food system activities according to Ericksen (2008) and Ingram (2011), related to food production, processing, and food packaging, as well as distribution and retailing food

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