This research aims to describe food security in the Mentawai Ethnic community during the Covid-19 pandemic. The implementation of health protocols resulted in reduced community mobility due to the number of prohibitions and obligations that must be carried out by the community. In the Mentawai ethnic community, it is marked by a decrease in the number of ships used by rice food traders. This condition is expected to strengthen local food security in the Mentawai ethnic community (taro, banana, and sago). This research was conducted in Goiso Oinan Village, one of the villages on Sipora Island, North Sipora District which is approximately 20 km from the capital city of the Mentawai Islands Regency (Tuapejat). This study uses qualitative methods (purposive sampling) and descriptive data analysis by describing the results of ethical analysis and emic analysis and local food security in the Mentawai ethnic community. The result findings indicate that people are aware of local food (taro, banana, and sago). For instance, consumption previous the Covid-19 pandemic ate rice 3 times a day, now it turns into 1 meal of rice and replaces local food in meeting daily needs. There is also a sense of pride in the existence of local food which exceeds the needs of the family.Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan ketahanan pangan pada masyarakat Etnis Mentawai pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Implementasi pelaksanaan protokol kesehatan telah mengakibatkan mobilitas masyarakat berkurang karena adanya sejumlah larangan dan kewajiban yang harus dilakukan oleh masyarakat. Pada masyarakat Etnis Mentawai ditandai dengan berkurangnya frekuensi jumlah kapal yang digunakan oleh pedagang sehingga ketersediaan pangan beras menjadi berkurang. Kondisi ini diduga akan memperkuat ketahanan pangan lokal pada masyarakat Etnis Mentawai (keladi, pisang dan sagu). Penelitian ini dilakukan di Desa Goiso Oinan, salah satu desa di Pulau Sipora Kecamatan Sipora Utara yang berjarak kurang lebih 20 Km dari ibu kota Kabupaten Kepulauan Mentawai (Tuapejat). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kualitatif (penarikan sampel secara purposive sampling) dan analisis data yang bersifat deskriptif dengan memaparkan hasil analisis etik dan analisis emik serta kaitannya dengan ketahanan pangan lokal pada masyarakat Etnis Mentawai. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terjadi meningkatnya kesadaran masyarakat akan pangan lokal (keladi, pisang dan sagu). Contohnya, pola konsumsi sebelum pandemi Covid-19 makan nasi 3 kali sehari, sekarang berubah menjadi 1 kali makan nasi dan diganti mengonsumsi pangan lokal dalam pemenuhan kebutuhan sehari-hari. Terlihat juga rasa bangga akan keberadaan pangan lokal yang jumlahnya melebihi dari kebutuhan keluarga.

Abstract. The problem of food is indeed a very complicated problem to discuss and is a fundamental matter for humans. Because it involves survival and survival and is related to other problems. As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government is again planning to re-utilize sago as a staple food that needs to be developed through the Nusantara Sago Week 2020. Sago contributes to the fulfillment of food in Indonesia, not only rice and can provide economic opportunities. In the Mentawai Islands, is an area that has a lot of land and sago plants. However, this has not been ignored for a long time because many programs from the government are contradictory and have resulted in sago land and the Sarereiket community being pressured. So that their access to food, which is mainly sago, has begun to be disrupted. This study uses an ethnographic approach with interpretation analysis. So that they can question and answer doubts about the phenomenon of food problems in South Siberut, especially for the Sarereiket people. Government intervention through policies and programs that lead to food causes harm and duality to the Sarereiket people. So they are in a dilemma and trapped in the simalakama trap of "eating or not eating sago" which is still being felt. Therefore, food sovereignty in South Siberut needs to be reviewed and measured according to the current situation in South Siberut.Keywords: Food Sovereignty, Food security, Mentawai, Sarereiket. Abstrak. Masalah pangan memang menjadi masalah yang sangat pelik untuk dibahas dan merupakan perkara yang fundamental bagi manusia. Karena menyangkut hanyat hidup dan keberlangsungan hidup serta terkait dengan masalah lainnya. Akibat pandemi Covid-19, pemerintah kembali menggadangkan untuk kembali mendayagunakan sagu sebagai pangan pokok yang perlu dikembangkan melalui Pekan Sagu Nusantara tahun 2020. Sagu turut andil dalam pemenuhan pangan di Indonesia bukan hanya beras dan dapat memberikan peluang ekonomi. Di Kepualauan Mentawai, merupakan wilayah yang banyak memiliki lahan dan tanaman sagu. Namun hal ini sudah lama tidak diabaikan karena banyak program-program dari pemeirntah yang bertentangan dan mengakibatkan lahan sagu dan masyarakat Sarereiket terdesak. Sehingga akses pangan mereka yang utama sagu mulai terganggu. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan etnografi dengan analisis interpretasi. Sehingga dapat mempertanyakan dan menjawab keraguan terhadap fenomena masalah pangan di Siberut Selatan khususnya bagi orang Sarereiket. Intervensi pemerintah melalaui kebijakan dan program yang bermuara pada pangan menyebabkan kerugian dan dualitas bagi orang Sarereiket. Sehingga mereka berada dalam sebuah dilema dan terjebak dalam perangkap simalakama “memakan atau tidak memakan sagu” yang hingga saat ini masih dirasakan. Oleh sebab itu, kedaulatan pangan di Siberut Selatan perlu ditinjau ulang dan ditakar sesuai keadaan yang terjadi di Siberut Selatan saat ini.Kata kunci: Kedaulatan Pangan, Ketahanan Pangan, Mentawai, Sarereiket.

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The Mentawai ethnic community on Sipora Island is one of the ethnic groups that consume local food passed down from generation to generation by their ancestors. Even though rice and other foods are easy to find, they still make bananas, taro, and toek as their daily staple food. This study aims to determine the availability and pride of the Mentawai ethnic community for local food in the village of Goiso Oinan, Sipora Island, Mentawai Islands Regency, West Sumatra Province for local food. This research was conducted in the Goiso Oinan village community on Sipora Island for 50 days, starting on August 10 - September 29, 2022, with a total of 20 informants divided into eight key informants and 12 ordinary informants. This study used a qualitative method with purposive sampling and descriptive analysis by explaining the results of ethical research and emic analysis related to the availability and pride of the Mentawai ethnic community for local Food on Sipora Island. Data was collected using observation, in-depth interviews, literature studies, and documentation. Data analysis was carried out in parallel, namely grouping data, reading data carefully, and explaining it in detail. As for the findings of the research results, the availability of local food for the Mentawai ethnic community in the village of Goiso Oinan greatly exceeds that of the people who consume it. The Mentawai ethnic community in the village always maintains this local food for their family's survival. They feel proud of local food as an inheritance from their ancestors, so it is also a must-have food when holding wedding ceremonies, death ceremonies, and other events. Other events.

Malnutrition, especially the stunting category, is a big problem for the people in Pasaman today, because it has a broad impact on aspects of life which include health, social, culture and the economy. This study aims to identify the knowledge of the people in Pasaman about fulfilling nutrition at 1000 HPK and knowing the eating patterns of the Pasaman community at 1000 HPK. This study used qualitative research methods. Data was collected through participatory observation techniques and in-depth interviews. With the number of informants as many as 35 people. The results showed that in general, the community's knowledge of fulfilling nutrition in 1,000 HPK had received counseling and socialization from the village midwife and Posyandu cadres. However, this knowledge has not been seen in the people's diet at 1,000 HPK. The practice of daily eating patterns during the 1,000 HPK era was still the same as the  habits that occurred before there was counseling. Food for pregnant and lactating women is prioritized is a matter of taste and preference, not about the nutritional content of food. Likewise with baby food 0-6 years, mothers already know that babies must be given exclusive breastfeeding, but there are still some mothers who do not give breast milk, because they think that breast milk is not filling for babies.