The Analysis of Food Security and Vulnerability in South Sumatra, Indonesia

摘要

This study to investigate food security and vulnerability through ten indicators which are grouped into three dimensions of food security, namely (1) food availability; (2) food access; and (3) utilization (food consumption, health, and nutrition) in South Sumatra. The study sites were perform in three regions namely Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI), Banyuasin and East OKU Regencies. The analytical methods used in this study are (1) qualitative descriptive analysis; (2) determining the scoring of each indicator, and (3) grouping according to the quintile with a composite index. The findings in this study generally indicate that most of the Sub-districts in the OKI and Banyuasin Regencies classified is quite food resistant, obstacles faced by this area due to the low productivity of farmers especially food crop production, the distance to trade centers relatively far, the population poor high, access to clean water and health is still limited. While East OKU regency generally classified as extremely food security. Food availability in this area is nice relatively, the only indicator is still not ideal is the ratio of health facilities to the total population.