PPost-earthquake food security analysis in Cugenang Subdistrict, Cianjur District, Indonesia

Abstract

Several factors may effect to the fulfillment of food security, i.e., food availability and food consumption, particularly due to the earthquake that occurred in Cugenang Subdistrict. This research aims to identify and determine the condition of food resilience and insecurity after the earthquake disaster in Cugenang Subdistrict. This research uses mixed methods, quantitative and qualitative with 100 respondents. The research stages were divided into three stages, including the baseline desirable dietary pattern score using secondary data, food security using the analysis of food expenditure and energy consumption intake, food insecurity using FIES and qualitative using in depth interviews. The results of the research show that the food security condition of Cianjur District after the earthquake disaster with the desirable dietary pattern using the projected desirable dietary pattern score is in the medium category with the score of 82,72, the status of food security conditions is included in the food less secure category with a percentage of 75% due to low expenditure on food needs and insufficient consumption intake by applying the 24-hour food recall method, and conditions of food insecurity based on FIES are included in the food secure category due to sufficient food quantity and adequate food quality.