Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences (Nov 2021)

GUIDANCE AND FOOD NEEDS IN KUTAI KARTANEGARA REGENCY WELCOMING THE NEW NATIONAL CAPITAL IN INDONESIA

  • Raden I.,
  • Thamrin,
  • Dwijatenaya I.B.M.A.,
  • Prayogi E.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.18551/rjoas.2021-11.10
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 119, no. 11
pp. 87 – 93

Abstract

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Food is a basic human need. The 1945 State Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia stipulated that the state guarantees the right to food. This research aims to inform the guidance and food needs of Kutai Kertanegara Regency to welcome the New National Capital of Indonesia in East Kalimantan. A method used in this research was descriptive analysis. The data on the Guidance of food supply was presented in the form of tables, pictures, and graphs. Food needs used projections based on the number of population and food needs per commodity per capita per year. The results showed that the potential for the Guidance of food supply in Kutai Kartanegara Regency varied, originating from rice (lowland rice and hill rice), secondary crops, horticulture, animal husbandries such as ruminants and poultry, and capture fisheries and aquaculture. The average growth of the Kutai Kertanegara population was 2, 18 percent per year. Food needs will continue to increase along with population growth. Kutai Kertanegara's population in 2021 was approximately 820.722 people. The population mobilization plan after the National Capital (NC) estimated that the Kutai Kertanegara population in 2024 will reach 5,676,392 people, and if 25% live in Kutai Kartanegara, it will be 1,419,098 people. Based on the analysis results of rice needs projection in 2024, before the NC, it is approximately 77.931 tons, and after NC, it attains 505.199 tons. In addition, the need for beef before NC is 2.329 tons, and after NC, it will be 15.099 tons. The need for poultry meat before NC is approximately 6,690 tons, and after NC, it reaches 43,368 tons, the need for eggs before NC is estimated at 6,042 tons and after NC, it attains 39,110 tons. The need for fish before NC is approximately 63,045 tons, and after NC, it attains 408,700 tons.

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