Food Insecurity, Homestead Food Production and Source of Food at The Borderline of Indonesia, Study Case: Sambas Districts, West Kalimantan

• Published in: Annals of nutrition and metabolism 2019-01, Vol.75, p.231
• Main Authors: Ermayani, Evi, Pramesthi, Indriya Laras, Nurananda, Aziz Jati
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Food; Food production; Food security; Food sources; Food supply; Fruit trees; Fruits; Homesteading; Households; Livestock; Meat; Nutrition; Nutrition research; Poultry; Vegetables
• ISSN: 0250-6807; 1421-9697
• DOI: 10.1159/000501751

Background/Aims: Food insecurity remains problems in many areas of Indonesia including the borderline areas. This study would like to assess food insecurity and the homestead food production in Sambas District, West Kalimantan, as borderline area. Methods: This study was a follow up study from a cross sectional study to pregnant mothers conducted in 2016. Among 559 subjects, 484 could be followed up and continue become subject of the study. Results: There were 18.8% household categorized as food insecure, while other were food insecure with marginal, low and very low food insecure (22.5%. 46.7% and 12% respectively). The finding is in line with the food source of household where many households fulfill their food buy purchasing from domestic market (vegetables, fruit, poultry, livestock and meat: (86.3%, 75.7%, 84/8%, and 82.1% respectively). In the contrary, 40.3% of Households grew vegetables, 53.9% owned fruit tree, 55.4% raised poultry. There were only 4.1% household raising livestock. Conclusion: There were high prevalence of food insecure households. Purchasing food as main food source in the household while households have ability to grow or raise their food source were finding that could be assessed further.