<![CDATA[Bantul is one of the regency that has sufficient food availability. However, the government has been prioritizing the handling of food insecurity, because not all rural areas have food surplus. There are at least 10 villages in chronic food insecurity and 5 villages in transient food insecurity. Handling food insecurity practically is not only done by the government, but the public is also able to play a role in terms of food insecurity. Small farmer groups are only harvest once a year with a narrow land turned out to have the attention in terms of food insecurity. Since 2007, small farmers in Tangkilan Sub Village, Sumbermulyo Village, Bambanglipuro District, Bantul Regency, on their own initiatiation, form a group of granary named Ngudi Rahayu.This study aims to determine an efforts to reduce food insecurity, through food reserves at household level and a group of small farmers, and know the benefits adaptation and barns. This research uses a qualitative approach with observation and interviews with granary group, Ngudi Rahayu, as data method gathering.The result shows that the effort made in reducing food insecurity is increasing the stock of food in the granary in sub-village level, develop socialization of membership and rice seed production. Small farmers have sufficient food availability with food reserves in group, and able to adapt in the group, group benefit, and increase revenue by storing grain in group food reserve, and feel more satisfied (quiet).]]>
