Food Security Level of Farmer Households in Rice Field Agroecosystem

Food security at the household level essentially shows the ability of
households to meet the food adequacy. This ability is influenced by complex factors but
generally related to socio-economic aspects, food production behavior, consumption
and allocation of household resources. The objectives of the research are 1) to identify
the social and economic characteristics, 2) to identify the food consumption pattern, and
3) to analyze the level of household food security based on the quality of food
consumption. This research was conducted in Lanrisang Sub-district, Pinrang District,
South Sulawesi Province. This research is a depth survey research in 50 farm
households in rice field agroecosystem that were chosen through simple random
sampling. The analysis method was descriptive analysis, farm activities analysis and
food consumption quality. The results showed that the description of socio-economic
conditions of farmer household is 60% low educated, 58% had < 7 years of working
experience on farm, 52% have ≥ 3 family members, 74% with the income of ≥ IDR
1,800,000, 86% of household expenditure on food, and only 9 people (18%) have
alternative job. The level of household food security of farmers in rice field
agroecosystem is categorized as "food insecure."