Status of Food Security in Banten Province, Indonesia

Mapping Intimacies ◽

10.31227/osf.io/fcvpm ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Weksi Budiaji

Keyword(s):

Population Dynamics ◽

Food Security ◽

Arable Land ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Disaster Risk ◽

Soil Types ◽

Indicator Variables ◽

Cereal Production ◽

The Status ◽

Vast Area

This paper discusses the status of food security in Banten Province, Indonesia based on regional and city characteristics. Secondary data is used and is analyzed descriptively covering population dynamics, the population living in poverty, cereal production, disaster risk and soil types. Tangerang Region is found to have the largest population with the greatest number of people living in poverty among the regions and cities in Banten Province. Cereal production is dominated by the regions rather than the cities due to their vast area. Regarding arable land, flooding is the most threatening disaster in the major rice producing areas. In order to identify the distributions of regions and cities regarding food security, three indicator variables of food security dimensions are plotted, namely, cereal normative consumption, proportion of the population living in poverty, and proportion of malnourished babies. The three regions of Pandeglang Region, Lebak Region and Serang Region are grouped together in a less secure group.

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Analysis of Main Components Status of Food Security at Village/Sub-District Level in Yogyakarta Special Region

Jurnal Matematika MANTIK ◽

10.15642/mantik.2020.6.1.30-37 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 30-37

Author(s):

Parwodiwiyono Suparna

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Human Life ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Principal Component ◽

District Level ◽

Food Security Status ◽

The Status ◽

Main Components ◽

The Village ◽

Special Region

Food is a basic aspect of the needs of human life to ensure the survival of individuals and communities. The realization of national food security starts from the fulfillment of food in the smallest region, namely the village /sub-districts. The objectives of the analysis using the principal component method are (1) to describe the main components of the status of food security at the village/sub-districts level; (2) to grouping villages/sub-districts based on food security status in the Yogyakarta Special Region. The data source of analysis comes from secondary data (Podes 2018). From the analysis produced several things, namely: (1) the main components of the status of food security at the village/sub-district level in the Yogyakarta Special Region there are five, namely affordability/access, food availability, environmental health, guaranteed access, and utilization of food; (2) village/sub-districts typology based on the status of food security in the Yogyakarta Special Region, namely 4: (a) food insecurity covering 55 villages/sub-districts (b) less resistant to 169 villages/sub-districts; (c) typologies 3 are vulnerable to cover 170 villages/sub-districts; (d) food-resistant typology covering 44 villages/sub-districts.

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The Comparative Study of Youth-Related Agriculture Initiatives: Optimizing the Role of Indonesian Youth in Improving Food Security

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202014206002 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 142 ◽

pp. 06002

Author(s):

I. Zahara Qurani ◽

A. Noyara Rahmasary ◽

N. Fajri Usman

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

Urban Youth ◽

Arable Land ◽

Secondary Data ◽

The State ◽

Land Access ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

Digital World ◽

Local Product

In the near future, the food insecurity risk is escalating if the surging population is not followed by increasing youth farmers while arable land is on a declining trend. Only 4 per cent (less than 3.5 million) youth aged 15-35 work as a farmer in Indonesia since the current general perspective of working in agriculture sector seems unpromising for most youth. This worsens the state of food insecurity unless there is a breakthrough to ignite youth interest. While the proportion of youth population both in rural and urban Indonesia are relatively similar (23 per cent and 25 per cent respectively in 2018), different approaches might be needed. Fortunately, many initiatives have been commenced to appeal to more youth. These approaches allow youth to acquire agriculture skills, from enabling land access to exposing the sector to the digital world. Using the available information acquired from secondary data and interviews, this study aims to identify, compare, and define the most viable approach amongst the existing initiatives, including land access, crop insurance, and incentive for youth farmers in rural area; and mainstreaming digital platform such as peer-to-peer lending, local product promotion, and vertical farming to engage urban youth. Eventually, the recommendation from this study will optimize youth role in improving the state of food security

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Use Database to Evaluate the Prevalence of Hunger Among Adolescents in Brazil

Frontiers in Nutrition ◽

10.3389/fnut.2021.773260 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

Author(s):

Ana Laura Benevenuto de Amorim ◽

José Raimundo Sousa Ribeiro Junior ◽

Helida Ventura Barbosa Gonçalves ◽

Daniel Henrique Bandoni

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

School Health ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Positive Association ◽

Limited Information ◽

Chi Square ◽

Adolescent Students ◽

The Status

Food insecurity and malnutrition have become serious problems in many countries. In recent years, Brazil has experienced an increase in the prevalence of food insecurity and hunger. However, there is limited information on the status of these issues, and food security assessments are only performed as household measures. Therefore, the use of available databases is essential to expand information and support decision-making in the fight against food insecurity. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between reports of hunger among adolescents and their sociodemographic characteristics. We used data from the 2015 National School Health Survey. The main variable of interest was obtained from responses to the following question: “Over the past 30 days, how often have you gone hungry because you did not have enough food at home?”. The responses were separately gathered from those who reported going hungry and those who did not. Socioeconomic characteristics were evaluated simultaneously. For statistical analysis, a Pearson chi-square test and multiple analyses were performed using Poisson regression models. A total of 101,888 adolescents were evaluated. The variable used to measure hunger was associated with maternal education, internet access, and fruit intake. The results showed a positive association between adolescents who reported going hungry and women, black and indigenous adolescent students living in households with more than five people, adolescents not living with their father, and adolescents planning to work or not knowing what they will do after completing the ninth grade. The results demonstrate that it is possible to use secondary data with a single question to assess, monitor, and provide insights into how food security impacts the sociodemographic groups differently.

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The Status and Challenges of Sustainable Intensification of Rice-Potato Systems in Southern China

American Journal of Potato Research ◽

10.1007/s12230-021-09848-x ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Yao Lu ◽

Philip Kear ◽

Xiaoping Lu ◽

Marcel Gatto

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Crop Yields ◽

Southern China ◽

Large Population ◽

Arable Land ◽

Agricultural Practices ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Sustainable Intensification ◽

The Status ◽

Potato Rotation

AbstractPotato is the world's largest non-cereal crop, occupying a position critical for global food security. In China, potato is the fourth largest crop adding to food security and incomes. The large population and unremitting reductions in arable land are the most critical root causes of China's food security problems. Hence, crop yield improvements and strategies to improve land use are at the forefront of solutions to increase China's food security. Maintenance of existing land resources while increasing crop yields, avoiding soil quality degradation and wastage of water are enduring problems that have long attracted widespread attention in many research fields. This article, analyzes and discusses the status and challenges to sustainable intensification of rice-potato rotation in southern China. Three significant findings were obtained in this paper, viz. availability of about 16 million hectares of suitable land for rice-potato intensification in southern China in 2016 are reported, several conservation agricultural practices with varying intensity and higher economic benefits in rice-potato rotation than rice-fallow, which may positively effects the environment. It was concluded that agricultural intensification with potato was an economically viable avenue along with good agricultural practices that minimize adverse environmental effects.

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Status Ketahanan Pangan dan Faktor Sosio-Ekonomi pada Masyarakat Pesisir Kabupaten Buru Selatan

Jurnal Agritech ◽

10.22146/agritech.37009 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 40 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Christiana Titaley ◽

Ninik Ma’athia Sallatalohy ◽

Felecia Petrosina Adam

Keyword(s):

Food Security ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Household Food Security ◽

Intersectoral Collaboration ◽

Ideal Condition ◽

Related Factors ◽

Global Issues ◽

Poor Households ◽

Food Security Status ◽

The Status

Food security was one of the global issues, especially in developing countries, including Indonesia. This study aimed to examine the status of food security and its related factors in the coastal communities in the area of Buru Selatan District, Maluku Province. This study used secondary data collected from a household health survey conducted by the Faculty of Medicine, Pattimura University in November 2017. Information is derived from 899 respondents aged 20−60 years. Food security status was measured using the US Household Food Security/Hunger Survey Module (USFSSM). Factors ranging from environmental, household and individual levels are included in the analysis. Logistic regression method was applied to determine factors associated with food security status. Of the 899 respondents interviewed, only 30% was food secured and about 70% suffered fromfood insecurity (33,7% experienced food insecurity with hunger). Respondents from Waesama Sub-district were more food secured than those from Kepala Madan Sub-district (aOR = 2,16, 95% CI: 1,33-3,52, p=0,002). Respondents from "very rich" households were three and a half times more food-secured than "very poor" households (aOR = 3,49, 95% CI: 2,13-5,73, p<0,001). In addition, those who paid for the membership of health insurance were more food secured than those who got waived payment of contributions (aOR = 1,49, 95% CI: 1,07-2,08, p=0.018); and respondents living in an ideal household density (8 m2 or more per person) were more food secured than those innot ideal condition (aOR = 1,55, 95% CI: 1,01-2,39, p=0,047). Our study showed that intersectoral collaboration is important to improve community’s food security status. Long and short term interventions aimed at reducing poverty and providing subsidized foods, including fortified ones, to the those in need accompanied by educational programs to improve community knowledge about various alternative of local food are essential.

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The Factors of Declining Agricultural Growth in Bangladesh and Its Impact on Food Security

South Asian Journal of Social Studies and Economics ◽

10.9734/sajsse/2018/v1i425810 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 1-9

Author(s):

Minhazur Rahman Rezvi

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Food Security ◽

Arable Land ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Positive Role ◽

Rural People ◽

Agricultural Growth ◽

Agriculture Sector ◽

The World ◽

Negative Effect

Agriculture is an important sector of Bangladesh economy because it has a positive role in food security, employment and livelihoods. Around 84 percent of rural people rely on agriculture sector directly or indirectly for their livelihood. However, in last 17 years, the shares of agriculture in GDP are steadily declining. However, Bangladesh is the most vulnerable country in the world due to climate change. Based on secondary data, the study intends to describe the impacts of climatic causes on declining agricultural growth in the country. The paper also discusses impact of population growth, urbanization, loss of arable land etc on agriculture production of Bangladesh. The trend of declining agricultural growth has negative effect on food security. As a consequence of declining agricultural growth, food security has emerged a big challenge for Bangladesh. The paper analyses the impacts of declining agriculture growth on food security as well as other causes.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on socio-economic and sustainability

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-021-14986-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Xueli Wei ◽

Lijing Li ◽

Fan Zhang

Keyword(s):

World Economy ◽

Social Economy ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Well Being ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Social ◽

The World ◽

The Status ◽

Sectional Analysis ◽

The Impact

Pumping elephantThe COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected the lives of people around the world in millions of ways . Due to this severe epidemic, all countries in the world have been affected by all aspects, mainly economic. It is widely discussed that the COVID-19 outbreak has affected the world economy. When considering this dimension, this study aims to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world economy, socio-economics, and sustainability. In addition, the research focuses on multiple aspects of social well-being during the pandemic, such as employment, poverty, the status of women, food security, and global trade. To this end, the study used time series and cross-sectional analysis of the data. The second-hand data used in this study comes from the websites of major international organizations. From the analysis of secondary data, the conclusion of this article is that the impact of the pandemic is huge. The main finding of the thesis is that the social economy is affected by the pandemic, causing huge losses in terms of economic well-being and social capital.

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A Comeback of Wind Power in Shipping: An Economic and Operational Review on the Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion Technology

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13041880 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 1880

Author(s):

Todd Chou ◽

Vasileios Kosmas ◽

Michele Acciaro ◽

Katharina Renken

Keyword(s):

Fossil Fuels ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Key Factors ◽

Ship Propulsion ◽

Fuel Savings ◽

Technological Growth ◽

The Status ◽

Promising Solution

Wind-assisted ship propulsion (WASP) technology seems to be a promising solution toward accelerating the shipping industry’s decarbonization efforts as it uses wind to replace part of the propulsive power generated from fossil fuels. This article discusses the status quo of the WASP technological growth within the maritime transport sector by means of a secondary data review analysis, presents the potential fuel-saving implications, and identifies key factors that shape the operational efficiency of the technology. The analysis reveals three key considerations. Firstly, despite the existing limited number of WASP installations, there is a promising trend of diffusion of the technology within the industry. Secondly, companies can achieve fuel savings, which vary depending on the technology installed. Thirdly, these bunker savings are influenced by environmental, on-board, and commercial factors, which presents both opportunities and challenges to decision makers.

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