scholarly journals Transmigration as a Strategy for Strengthening National Food Security

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-107
Author(s):  
Mas Wedar Haryagung Adji ◽  
Santi Yulianti ◽  
Syifaa Tresnaningrum ◽  
Erna Gustina Norrista
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Food Shortages ◽  
The Government ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
Alternative Solutions ◽  
National Food Security

Indonesia is one of the largest agricultural countries in Southeast Asia, but it is also struggling with food security issues. The government's challenge is to ensure that domestic food needs are fulfilled. The covid-19 pandemic exacerbated this challenge, where countries faced the threat of food shortages due to limited movement of goods. Thus, Indonesia should focus on increasing the production and productivity of strategic food commodities. One of the alternative solutions is through the transmigration program. This research focused on how the transmigration program can contribute to food security. The study was carried out through a descriptive qualitative method. The result shows that transmigration contributes to food security because of its similarity to the food production process. However, this program faces five main challenges to support food security. Therefore, this study shows several pre-conditions that the government needs to fulfill to overcome these challenges.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENDAPATAN DAN KELAYAKAN USAHATANI PADI DI KECAMATAN PITU RIAWA KABUPATEN SIDRAP

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Muhammad Imam Ma'ruf ◽  
Citra Ayni Kamaruddin ◽  
Arief Muharief
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Rice Farming ◽  
Pests And Diseases ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
South Sulawesi ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Rice Farmer ◽  
Break Even Point ◽  
National Food Security

Food needs will continue to increase due to year by year, Indonesia's population continues to increase, while the amount of food production cannot compensate for the increase in population. To guarantee national food security, the Indonesian government continues to strive to procure sufficient amounts of rice, including the use of high-yielding seeds, balanced and efficient use of fertilizers, control of pests and diseases, etc. These efforts are only focused on achieving targeted rice production but have not paid attention to the level of income obtained by farmers when cultivating rice compared to cultivating other agricultural commodities. The research was aimed to: (1) determine the income level of a rice farmer, especially in Sidrap District, which is a rice barn area in South Sulawesi Province; and (2) to determine the feasibility of rice farming in the area. One indicator of the feasibility of rice farming can be known based on the value of R / C ratio as well as Break Even Point (BEP) production and Break Even Point (BEP) prices. This study found that the level of income obtained by rice farmers in Pitu Riawa Subdistrict, Sidrap District was Rp. 13,624,672 / ha and was feasible to be cultivated with R / C ratio> 4.24; BEP production of 358 kg; BEP price of IDR 1,152 / kg.

scholarly journals Potensi Hutan Rakyat Sebagai Penghasil Pangan di Desa Paku Kabupaten Polman, Sulawesi Barat

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Daud Irundu ◽  
Fatmawati D
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Mangifera Indica ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
Interview Methods ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
Good Food ◽  
National Food Security

Food security is one of the efforts to create people's prosperity, related to this, the role of various sectors is needed to contribute in national food security programs. Every region has a community forest that produces food to meet the needs of its people. So far, information regarding forest food in West Sulawesi is still very minimal. This study provides information about the potential of community forests as food producers in Paku Village, Binuang District, Polman Regency. The time of the study was carried out from March to December 2018. This study used survey and interview methods for 12 respondents in locations that randomly plotted 20 x 20 meters. Data analysis using descriptive quantitative. The results of this study indicate that the potential of community forests in Paku Village in supporting good food needs, from community forests is able to produce 46.01% of food commodities consisting of 12 types of food based on the form of agroforestry. Some dominant types of food are sugar palm (Arenga pinnata), Cocoa (Theobroma cacao), Mango (Mangifera indica).

scholarly journals A Country Scenarioes of Food Security and Governance in Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 41-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Kashem ◽  
MAA Faroque
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Essential Element ◽  
Population Pressure ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
The Government ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits ◽  
Access To Food

The Government of Bangladesh has identified food security as an important factor contributing to its socio-economic stabilization and development. Bangladesh has made a steady progress in the expansion of food production. But because of the increasing population pressure there has been an extensive use of land to meet the growing demand for food. Despite the growth in food production and its availability, food insecurity is still a major problem mainly because of the lack of purchasing power and thus of access to food, especially for the ultra poor community. This paper focuses on the availability of food as an essential element of the concept of food security and role of government to get food sufficiency. In addition to rice and wheat that constitute the staple food of Bangladesh, the paper deals with the production and availability issues of other major food commodities, such as potato, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables and fruits, and fisheries and livestock products. The food production of the country both rice and wheat, was 10.46 million metric tons in the 1971-72. Bangladesh attained self sufficiency in food production in 2010-2011 with a gross production of rice and wheat of 35.3 million metric tons which marginally met the country’s requirement of 23.64 million metric tones for the population of 148.69 million, taking 453.6 g per capita per day requirement. Production of vegetables and fruits has increased, from 1.5 million tons and 1.46 million tons in 2001-02 to 7.19 million tons and 3.56 million tons in 2009-10 respectively. Fish production increase from 2.0 million tons in 2001-02 to 3.0 million tons in 2010-11. Livestock product (meat, milk and egg) has also increase 50% over that last ten years. Of these, domestic production is critical in ensuring food availability at both national and household levels. Government of Bangladesh is trying to integrate and address all the elements associated with food security to achieve touch the MDG setting for the country. However, in recent years, the Government is putting additional efforts to increase production of important food crops as well as fisheries and livestock. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jsf.v9i1-2.14646 J. Sci. Foundation, 9(1&2): 41-50, June-December 2011

scholarly journals Strategies to Mitigate the Impact of COVID-19 on Food Security and Malnutrition in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 103-109
Author(s):  
H. Onyeaka ◽  
I. Agbugba ◽  
O. C. Ekwebelem ◽  
C. Anumudu ◽  
A. Anyogu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Nutritional Intervention ◽  
Global Impacts ◽  
The Government ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Food Imports ◽  
Food Commodities ◽  
Expanding Population ◽  
The Impact

As a developing nation and the most populous nation in Africa, Nigeria has faced challenges associated with meeting the food needs of its expanding population over the years. This is due to the nation transitioning from a net exporter of foods to being dependent on food imports, leading to many people suffering from stunting and severe malnourishment. The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded this food insufficiency within the country with its attendant global impacts. The restrictions in the movement of people and goods in the country, due to the current pandemic, have affected access to food and agricultural input, heavily affecting the financial ability of families. This mini-review highlights the impact of COVID-19 on the country's nutritional status, the rising incidence of food insecurity and proposes approaches that can be employed to mitigate these adverse effects. Approaches to improving food security and the nutritional status of the country during the pandemic and post-pandemic era will involve deliberate policies of the government which focuses on increasing funding to local food producers, lifting restrictions on the transport of food commodities, encouraging markets for the retail of locally produced foods and more importantly instituting nutritional intervention programmes for children and the vulnerable within the community.

scholarly journals Do the determinants of food security differ in improved rice variety adoption? Evidence from Sierra Leone

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 466-484
Author(s):  
Bashiru Mansaray ◽  
Shaosheng Jin
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sierra Leone ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Rice Variety ◽  
Switching Regression ◽  
Rice Varieties ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sierra Leonean ◽  
The Government

AbstractThe Sierra Leonean government has implemented the improved rice varieties directed at enhancing more rice production to reduce food insecurity. This paper evaluates the food security effect of improved rice variety adoption using cross-sectional data collected in 2017 from a randomly selected sample of 624 rice farmers in Sierra Leone. The analysis uses the endogenous switching regression and propensity score matching (PSM) approach. The results revealed that the adoption of improved rice varieties has a significant positive effect on food security. That confirms the crucial role of improved rice variety adoption in increasing food production and food security. Therefore, the study recommended the intensification of policies that promote improved rice variety adoption, if more food production and food security are to be realized. Further, the government should continue the lead in rice variety promotion and dissemination and in enhancing an enabling environment for the effective adoption of farmers. Given the preponderant evidence of the different factors of food security, appropriate policies that seek to promote formal education, more income generation for farmers, and easy and credible access to farmland for landless farmers would enhance food security.

scholarly journals Economic Feasibility of Solar Irrigation Pumps: A Study of Northern Bangladesh

2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Md. Tawhidul Islam ◽  
Md. Elias Hossain
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Solar Energy ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Environmental Benefit ◽  
Service Model ◽  
The Government

Bangladesh is the most densely populated country in the world. With a total population of around 165 million, the country has constantly been facing food security challenges and other problems. Therefore, increasing food production is one of the feasible solutions to this challenge, and proper agricultural land use for food production bears critical importance. Adopting sustainable irrigation systems and viable technologies would be vital for ensuring efficient use of agricultural land in Bangladesh to safeguard the country's food security. Solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) can be a reliable option in this regard. However, Bangladesh has experienced a prolonged growth rate of SIP installation in the last decade.  The countryhas set a target to install 10000 SIPs by the year 2027, albeit it is a tiny share of the 1.57 million conventional irrigation pumps operating in the country. This study aims to investigate the economic feasibility of the SIPs operating in the northern region of Bangladesh in terms of estimating financial feasibility and environmental benefits. The study is mainly based on primary data collected from the users of SIPs from two Upazilas of Dinajpur and Rangpur districts. A total of 14 SIPs, categorized into large, medium, and small pumps, are selected randomly from the available SIPs in the study areas. The financial analysis reveals that small SIPs are the most profitable option (20% IRR) for investment. Large SIPs are moderately profitable (10% IRR), and their profitability can be improved (10.50% IRR) by introducing additional uses of solar energy. However, medium SIPs are the worst (5% IRR) option for investment. In the study areas, large and medium SIPs are designed for the 'fees for service model', and small SIPs are designed for the 'fees for ownership model'. It is found that the 'fees for ownership model' is more profitable than the 'fees for service model'. Moreover, the net environmental benefit for all SIPs is found almost equal to the given subsidy for installing them. Also, the net environmental benefit per kilowatt peak (kWp) is highest for the small SIPs. This paper recommends that additional use (e.g., husking, grinding, supply excess electricity to grid, and so on) of solar energy can improve the profitability of investmenton SIPs. Further, the government should continue giving grants for installing SIPs and promote 'fees for ownership model' (small SIPs) for personal use. It would speed up the dissemination rate of SIPs and help increase the country's agricultural production and improve the environmental conditions.

Impact of Public Spending on National Food Security Mission and Farmers Livelihoods in Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-140
Author(s):  
K. Jothi Sivagnanam ◽  
K. Murugan
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Government Spending ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Farm Management ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Food Security

National Food Security Mission (NFSM) scheme is one of the flagship schemes for the development farmer’s livelihood. The objective is to achieve self-sufficiency in foodgrains production to improve livelihood, particularly in rice, wheat and pulses. It is providing the modern machinery, farm management and pest management. The article intends to analyse the trends in area, production and productivity of rice in the NFSM and non-NFSM districts in Tamil Nadu. This article is divided into four sections. The first is introductory in nature; the second deals with review of literature. The third section describes the rice production in Tamil Nadu, and the fourth section describes the government spending to the NFSM scheme in Tamil Nadu. Finally, it provides concluding remarks and policy suggestions from the study.

scholarly journals State management of the national food security in Vietnam

2020 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 08011
Author(s):  
Minh Duc Tran
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Food Production ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Issue ◽  
Storage Process ◽  
State Management ◽  
The Status ◽  
Production Value ◽  
National Food Security

Ensuring national food security for the present and future under any circumstance is a current urgent and complicated issue in Vietnam in the context of climate change, disease and in the process of striving Vietnam to become an industrialized country towards modernization. Ensuring food security has become a legal issue for every country, including Vietnam. To ensure national food security, there is a need for a state management. Therefore, this paper focuses on analyzing the status of regulations and applying the law in a state management of food security. Based on a comparison with the achievement of the goal of national food security in Vietnam, the article points out some of the current limitations and shortcomings in the State management of food security; then, proposes some solutions to improve the efficiency of the state management in this area, including: good management of planning production land for food; improve the state management apparatus of the national food security; increasing investment in infrastructure and scientific research serving food production; review the role and effectiveness of each stage in the food production value chain; improve policies to ensure a reasonable and stable profit for people who producer, storage, process and distribute food.

scholarly journals Potensi dan Prospek Pemanfaatan Lahan Pekarangan untuk Mendukung Ketahanan Pangan

2016 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
NFN Ashari ◽  
NFN Saptana ◽  
Tri Bastuti Purwantini
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Fundamental Problem ◽  
Population Increase ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Expenditure ◽  
Field Workers ◽  
Food Needs ◽  
Policies And Programs ◽  
National Food Security ◽  
Specific Technology

<p><strong>English</strong><br />Food security remains as a fundamental problem in most countries along with population increase, purchasing power improvement, and climate change. To support national food security, it is necessary to implement it at the households’ level such as farming on backyard land (pekarangan) areas. This paper aims to review the potencies, policies and programs, as well as constraints related with use of backyard land in supporting food security at households’ level. Backyard land is potential for farming in order to supply family food needs, especially vegetables, to reduce household food expenditure, and to increase the household income. Some constrains are found in backyard farming, such as less intensive cultivation, not a core business, lack of specific technology, and less field workers’ of assistance. Support from various stakeholders is necessary in order to improve backyard farming.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Ketahanan pangan akan tetap menjadi permasalahan pokok di sebagian besar negara di dunia seiring dengan semakin besar jumlah penduduk, peningkatan daya beli dan dinamika iklim global. Upaya membangun ketahanan pangan keluarga, salah satunya dapat dilakukan dengan memanfaatkan sumberdaya yang tersedia, diantaranya melalui pemanfaatan lahan pekarangan.Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk mengulas potensi, kebijakan dan program, serta kendala pemanfaatan lahan pekarangan untuk mendukung ketahanan pangan, terutama di tingkat rumah tangga. Lahan pekarangan memiliki potensi dalam penyediaan bahan pangan keluarga, mengurangi pengeluaran rumah tangga untuk pembelian pangan dan meningkatkan pendapatan rumah tangga petani. Sejumlah kendala terkait masalah sosial, budaya, dan ekonomi masih dijumpai dalam program pemanfaatan  lahan pekarangan, diantaranya belum membudayanya budidaya pekarangan secara intensif, masih bersifat sambilan dan belum berorientasi pasar, kurang tersedianya teknologi budidaya spesifik pekarangan, serta proses pendampingan dari petugas yang belum memadai. Oleh karena itu diperlukan perencanaan yang matang dan dukungan lintas sektoral dalam pemanfaatan lahan pekarangan sehingga mampu lebih optimal dalam mendukung ketahanan pangan.</p>

scholarly journals Agricultural Development Policy Strategies for Indonesia : Enhancing the Contribution of Agriculture to Poverty Reduction and Food Security

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
I Wayan Rusastra ◽  
NFN Sumaryanto ◽  
Pantjar Simatupang
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Development Spectrum ◽  
Government Procurement ◽  
Price Support ◽  
Strong Law ◽  
The Poor ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Food Security

<strong>Indonesian</strong><br />Tujuan penulisan paper ini adalah mendeskripsikan status ketahanan pangan nasional, kebijakan stra-tegis terkait dalam pengentasan kemiskinan, dan kebijakan pembangunan pertanian dalam rangka peningkatan kesejahteraan petani. Dalam satu dasa warsa terakhir ini, terdapat indikasi instabilitas ketahanan pangan yang ditunjukkan oleh adanya peningkatan ketergantungan impor pangan. Peningkatan kinerja pembangunan pertanian dan pedesaan diyakini akan memberikan kontribusi positif terhadap perbaikan aksesibilitas dan ketahanan pangan rumah tangga. Sedikitnya terdapat empat program pemerintah terkait dengan pengentasan kemiskinan, yaitu pengadaan beras bersubsidi, program padat karya, program pemberdayaan usaha mikro/ kecil/menengah, dan dana kompensasi kenaikan harga bahan bakar minyak untuk golongan miskin. Dalam rangka penguatan ketahanan pangan dan pengentasan kemiskinan, kebijakan pembangunan pertanian berikut ini perlu dipertimbangkan, yaitu : (1) Perluasan spektrum pengembangan irigasi dengan sasaran peningkatan produktivitas lahan beririgasi; (2) Pembaharuan arah kebijakan sebelumnya dalam rangka mengatasi kendala penawaran/produksi pertanian; (3) Reformulasi kebijakan proteksi harga melalui pembatasan impor, penegakan hukum, dan mengkaitkan program beras untuk  masyarakat miskin dengan program pengadaan gabah oleh pemerintah; (4) Mendorong diversifikasi pertanian dengan menjamin ketersediaan, akssessibilitas, dan perbaikan faktor pendukung pengembangan komoditas non-beras; dan (5) Ratifikasi perlakuan khusus (special product) bagi komoditas pertanian strategis, dan kembali kepada regulasi awal AoA-WTO berdasarkan pada komitmen dan Skedul XXI.<br /><br /><br /><strong>English</strong><br />The objectives of the paper are to describe the state of national food security, related strategies for poverty eradication, and the respective policies on agricultural development for the benefit of the people. Over the last decade, the achievement of national food security depended on imports, indicating the instability of food security. The improvement of agricultural and rural development will contribute greatly to better food accessibility and a higher food security status of the population. There are at least four main government programs aimed at helping the poor, i.e. the provision of subsidized rice, public work programs, the empowerment program for micro-small-and medium enterprises, and low-income assistance funds to alleviate the burden of the poor. To strengthen food security and to eradicate the poverty, the following agricultural development policies should be taken into account, i.e.:  (1) The widening of the irrigation development spectrum with the main objective of improving irrigation productivity;  (2) To complete reversing the previous policy direction in order to eliminate agricultural supply constraint;  (3) The reformulation of price support policy implementing rice import through prohibition, strong law enforcement, and to integrate the rice program for the poor with the government procurement floor price policy;  (4) To enhance agricultural diversification through the availability, accessibility, and improvement of the supporting factors for non-rice commodities; (5) The ratification of special products for agricultural strategic commodities, in addition to return with the initial AoA-WTO regulation based on the commitment and Schedule of XXI

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