Agro Ekonomi
Vol 28, No 2 (2017): DECEMBER 2017

Determinant Factors of Food Security in Indonesia

Arif Wahyu Widada (Master Student of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Masyhuri Masyhuri (Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada)
Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo (Center of Population and Policy Studies Universitas Gadjah Mada)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Dec 2017

Abstract

All countries around the world are dealing the same problem in assuring the sufficiency of food for feeding their people. Indonesia is the biggest agrarian state in South East Asia and the fourth largest state in the world. The challenge faced by Indonesia with a large population is on how food meets the needs of its population, which until now Indonesia has not been able to guarantee the fulfillment of food supply for its population. This study aims to analyze the influence of determinant factors toward Indonesian food security. Binary Logit Model was employed to analyze determinant factors of Indonesian food security. Jonsson and Toole criterion of food security was used to identify Indonesian food security status as dependent variable. This research found that land area, rice production, corn production, soybean production, chicken meat production, beef production, the population density the CPI (Customer Price Index) including the CPI for housing, electricity and gas, the CPI for health, the CPI for transportation and financial services, and FIMI (Food Insecurity Multidimensional Index) have significant influences towards the level of food security in Indonesia. It means that food security could be achieved by not only improving the quantity and quality of consumption, but also improving food supply, the ability to access economically and the stability.

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Journal Info

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jae

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Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Economics, Econometrics & Finance

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AE is a media for dissemination information of thinking and research from lecturers, researchers, students, and practitioners who are interest to produce the scientific work in the agricultural and natural resource policies, agribusiness and agricultural extension & communication sciences. The focus ...