The Walfare of Local Farmers, Rice Price Policy, and Distribution Process in Improving Food

Nuzul Rahayu Nita

doi:10.21070/picecrs.v1i2.1435

Abstract

Food security is an integrated food economy system consisting of various subsystems (Suryana, 2003). Food security contains at least two basic elements, namely the availability of adequate food and the accessibility of the community to adequate food, where both elements are absolutely fulfilled in order to achieve the health and welfare of society. This paper presents a review of grain price policy and distribution access in analyzing the welfare of local farmers and their impact on food security in Tanggulangin, Indonesia. This research uses descriptive method approach. Using interview with source from food security departement. The results of the analysis indicate that the food welfare factors do not have a significant effect on food security in the surplus food sub-district. While access factor and also policy of food price policy give significant influence to food security and welfare of farmers in subdistrict with surplus of food in 2014. The result of this study are important to see the developtment food security in surplus food security areas.

Highlights

Preliminary Problems and challenges to achieve sustainable food security Indonesia is multidimensional, covering economic, social, political, and environmental
The complexity of the agricultural labor economics relative dimensions include the agricultural sector to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is relatively fast is not followed by the same acceleration on aspects of employment
There are three channels of distribution that occurred in the district Tanggulangin, ranging from short distribution channels, where between growers and consumers only through the intermediary of a marketing agency, namely local retailers

Summary

Materials and Methods

In this research using descriptive method, that of writing that focuses on solving the actual problem, the data collected in stacking, is described and analyzed (Suracmad, 1980). This research was conducted in the District Tanggulangin. The population in this penelitihan all districts in Sidoarjo is in a state of food surplus that as many as 13 districts out of 18 districts in Sidoarjo. The purpose of this study (1) identify the variables contained in the prosperity factors, the price of rice, and access policies in the absorption of food security in the sub Tanggulangin. (2) to investigate the influence of the welfare of farmers, access to distribution and pricing policy of rice to food security. Marketing margin is obtained by calculating the difference between the price paid the ultimate consumer / purchaser end (Hc) with the prices paid to farmers as a manufacturer / seller first (Hp) used the formula: Information : M.

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