Strengthening Farmers' Institutions Based on Social Capital in Supporting Food Security in Kutai Kartanegara District, Indonesia

Abstract

Institutional arrangement and strengthening can be done by utilizing the values ​​and governance of farmer institutions that already exist in the community as social capital as a reinforcement to become an institution that can support the guarantee of food availability. The purpose of the study was to identify the characteristics typology and existence of farmer institutions based on social capital, and analyze the factors that encourage and inhibit the existence and strengthening of farmer institutions needed to support food security in Kutai Kartanegara Regency.  This research was conducted from June to August 2024 in the agricultural area of ​​Kutai Kartanegara Regency, especially in Bukit Pariaman Village, Tenggarong Seberang District, and in Manunggal Daya Village, Sebulu District. The respondent determination technique used a purposive sampling method originating from farmers who are heads of farmer groups, agricultural institutions, village officials, and managers of farmer institutions at the research location, determining the number of samples using the linear time function method, namely 30 respondents. Data analysis was carried out using a qualitative descriptive method. The results of the study indicate that farmer institutions in the buffer zone of the National Capital Region (IKN) of Kutai Kartanegara Regency are still not in accordance with the institutional characteristics recommended by the Ministry in supporting food security; The typology of farmer institutions based on community social capital in increasing food crop productivity and farmer income is accepted and included in the moderate category; In Bukit Pariaman Village, it shows that the role of Farmer Institutions is not optimal, while in Manunggal Jaya Village, the role of farmer institutions is quite optimal and provides high motivation for farmers to be more advanced; and the strategy of strengthening farmer institutions can be done by strengthening farmer capacity, improving farmer institutional management and the role of associations so that their existence can be sustainable and provide a significant impact to support food availability, food access, and food distribution, especially to meet food needs in the National Capital Region (IKN).