THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FOOD SECURITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF VEGETABLE FARMER FAMILIES IN LIANG ANGGANG DISTRICT, BANJARBARU CITY

Abstract

Banjarbaru is a vegetable producing area in South Kalimantan Province. Vegetable farmers in Banjarbaru City not only supply vegetables in Banjarbaru City itself, but also supply vegetable needs in Banjarmasin City. Based on data from BPS Banjarbaru City in 2022, the production of green leaf vegetables that are widely produced is in the form of kale (4,164 quintals), petsai (5,752 quintals), spinach (2,453 quintals). In addition to green leafy vegetables, other vegetables that are also quite high such as mushrooms (13,716 quintals), tomatoes (5,070 quintals), cucumbers (3,671 quintals). All types of vegetable crops tend to experience a decrease in production compared to the previous two years, except for fungal plants. The objectives of this study are: 1) Identify and analyze the family and socioeconomic characteristics of vegetable farming families 2) Analyze the food security of farming families. 3) Analyze socioeconomic characteristics related to the level of food security of vegetable farming families in Liang Anggang District. The analysis used is descriptive analysis, HFIAS (Household Food Insecurity Access Scale) Indicator Guide indicator and biserial point correlation analysis. The results of the analysis show that: 1) The characteristics of vegetable farmer households as independent variables in this study include variables of farmer household income, proportion of percent of food expenditure, number of household members, formal education of housewives, availability of rice and area of vegetable farming. 2) The level of food security of vegetable farmer households in Liang Anggang District Included in the food security category, which is 83.33%, and the remaining 16.67% is included in the category of light food insecurity. 3) All variables of socioeconomic characteristics have a significant relationship with the level of food security of vegetable farmer households in Liang Anggang District.

Keywords

• hfias
• food security
• household
• vegetables
• farming