Analysis of Farmers' Household Food Security in the PT Jembayan Muara Bara Tenggarong Seberang District, Indonesia

Abstract

Indonesia is an archipelagic and agricultural country, where there are many islands and the majority of the population makes their living as farmers. The food security condition of farming households is currently still fragile, at least the number of food-insecure people is relatively high. The research aims to determine the food security conditions of farming households around PT Jembayan Muara Bara, Tenggarong Seberang District. The research was carried out in 5 villages (Separi Mahakam, Mulawarman, Buana Jaya, Suka Maju, and Bukit Pariaman) which are close to the PT Jembayan Muarabara coal mine location from July 2023 to March 2024. The stages of research activities are as follows: research preparation, observation, sampling, data collection and analysis, and reporting. Sampling (respondents) used Non Proportional Random Sampling and the number of samples taken was 100 respondents based on the Slovin formula method. The data collected consisted of primary data obtained through direct interviews with respondents using questionnaires; and secondary data obtained from documents, reports, official records from the Village office, and relevant journals. The results of the research show that the level of food security conditions of farming households around PT Jembayan Muara Bara is 32% food secure. 50% lack food, 7% are food insecure and 11% are food insecure; There is no relationship between income diversification and food security of farming households around PT Jembayan Muara Bara, Tenggarong Seberang District with an Asymp-sig (2-Sided) value of 0.090.