Household food security is an important concern for the government because it can describe food security in the smallest unit, namely household consumption. One of the government's policies regarding food security on the side of food absorption is through the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 18 of 2012 namely the fulfillment of diverse, nutritious, balanced, and safe food consumption patterns. The research objectives are (1) To analyze the food security of horticultural farmers' households in terms of the Energy Adequacy Rate (EAR) in Probolinggo Regency, (2) To analyze the food security of horticultural farmers' households as seen from the Desirable Dietary Pattern (DDP) in Probolinggo Regency, and (3) To analyze the factors that influence the Desirable Dietary Pattern (DDP) in Probolinggo Regency. The results showed that food security in terms of quantity and quality still did not meet the recommendations. The actual EAR of horticultural farmers in Probolinggo Regency is 1867.76 kcal/capita/day, which is still below the normative or recommended EAR of 2,100 kcal/capita/day. The actual DDP score is 74.15 which states that the actual DDP is still below the normative DDP of 100. Two parameters have a significant effect on the dependent variable, namely farm income (X1) and dummy nutrition knowledge of housewives (DX2), while dummy education head of household (X3) has no significant effect.

The impact of the coronavirus entering Indonesia is felt by various parties, including farmer households. In addition to the obligation of farmers to supply food for the entire community, they are also pressured to pay attention to the nutritional intake of their households. High-nutrition food is needed during the COVID-19 pandemic to maintain immunity, but it is difficult to fulfill during the pandemic due to the increasing prices of food. If production and sales of agricultural products decrease, the ability of households to consume food that is suitable in quantity and quality will also decrease. However, the agricultural sector in Indonesia shows positive growth. This study aimed to determine the household food security of melon farmers based on 1) food quantity, from EAR and PAR results, and 2) food quality, from Desirable Dietary Pattern scores. Determination of the research location purposively. Food consumption data were obtained from food recall. The results of the analysis based on the quantity aspect showed that the average actual energy consumption was 1,854.78 kcal/capita/day (88.3%), while protein consumption was 68.47 grams/capita/day (120.1%). The results of the analysis of the quality of food consumption are 81.5, it can be seen that the household food consumption of melon farmers from the aspect of quantity and quality has not been achieved.