Who suffers from food insecurity in Indonesia?

Abstract

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify the socioeconomic determinants of household food insecurity in Indonesia using individual household data obtained from the 2015 nationwide household socioeconomic and expenditure survey called Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional. Design/methodology/approach A stereotype logistic regression model is applied to detect factors determining household food security. Findings The results from the cross-analysis between calorie consumption and share of food expenditure to total household expenditure (Engel coefficient) indicate that 20.8 percent of households were in the “food insecure” category, 21.5 percent in the “lack of food” category, 26.6 percent in the “vulnerable” category and the remaining 31.2 percent in the “food secure” category. Research limitations/implications The main limitation relates to the data set because the collection was conducted in March 2015. Furthermore, the analysis is restricted because of the limited availability of information on socioeconomic factors of respondents. Further research based on the latest data set with more detailed information on respondents is necessary to deepen the discussion. Originality/value Researchers have not specifically discussed the factors determining household food security in Indonesia using reliable nationwide household survey data. The estimation results clearly indicate that a household fulfilling one or more of the following conditions is more likely to be in the “food insecure” category: many members, low education level of household head, divorced household head, household head is a smoker, household head engages in agriculture or construction work and residence is in rural or backward regions.

Prevalence and Factors Associated to Household Food Insecurity During COVID-19 Outbreak

“…The last one was severe food insecurity (2.6%) which means that a family had no food for a day or more. This can be resulted from running out of food 30 Secondary data analysis of the 2015 nationwide household socioeconomic and expenditure survey (Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional) indicated 20.8% of the household were in the food insecure category 10 , lesser than what is found in this study. This can be attributed to the specific circumstances during the COVID-19 outbreak, where work from home policy was applied and may impact economical access to food.…”

“…9 However, a secondary analysis of the 2015 nationwide household and expenditure survey (SUSENAS) indicated 20.8% of household food insecurity. 10 Moreover, the 2019 Indonesia Food Insecurity Atlas identify six provinces (Bangka Belitung, West Kalimantan, Maluku, East Nusa Tenggara, West Papua and Papua) with a low score of food security index that indicates a high ratio of consumption to net production per capita, high prevalence of stunted under-five children, and a high proportion of poor people. 11 At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, Indonesian household consumption is predicted to decline by 8.29%.…”

Accurate targeting in the Indonesian RASKIN program

“…Regarding a household head's age, Amrullah et al (2019) and Wiranthi (2014) reported that in Indonesia, a household with a head older than 40 tends to be more food secure than a household with a head younger than 30. However, our estimation results showed that the odds ratios were the highest in 50s and 60s (OR = 1.374 and 1.315, respectively) and lowest in 20s or younger and 30s (OR = 1.000 and 1.062, respectively), suggesting that a household with a younger head is more likely to have food insecurity but is less likely to be allocated RASKIN rice.…”

“…Pukuh and Widyasthika (2018) reported that a female headed household was more likely to be poor. Amrullah et al (2019) and Wiranthi (2014) showed that family size and socioeconomic status were highly related to household food security. Therefore, it seems attributable that a female or widowed headed household and a household with low socioeconomic status are much more in need of help than their counterparts who are perceived as earning sufficient money for their own families.…”

Social Entrepreneurship in the Leadership of Grassroots Innovation Movement: A Case Study of Joglo Tani in Yogyakarta

“…The local organization movement is believed to have the ability to address problems in the local community. One of the local problems is food security, especially at the household/individual level (Amrullah, Ishida, Pullaila, & Rusyiana, 2019). Food security will always be a strategic issue as population increases (Ashari, Saptana, & Purwantini, 2016).…”