ECSOFiM (Economic and Social of Fisheries and Marine Journal)
Vol 10, No 2 (2023): ECSOFiM April 2023

Food Security of Small-Scale Fishermen's Households in Prigi Bay, Trenggalek Regency

Pudji Purwanti (Department of Social Economic dan Marine, Fiseheries and Marine Science Faculty, Universitas Brawijaya)
Mochammad Fattah (Universitas Brawijaya)
Agus Dwi Sulistyono (Univeristas Brawijaya)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Apr 2023

Abstract

The dependence of fishermen on obtaining income during the fishing season can cause problems in fulfilling food needs. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the food security of small-scale fishermen's households. The sampling technique was a purposive sampling of 75 small-scale fishing households. The data analysis used was Jonsson and Toole's analysis of food expenditure, energy adequacy and food security. The results showed when it is not fish season or moderate season, some fishing households do productive activities outside of fishing, such as cultivating forest land belonging to the Indonesian Forestry Minister, becoming marine tour guides, and having livestock and a working wife. As a result, household income can meet basic food and non-food expenditures. The average level of energy consumption is 2,772.8 kcal/capita/day, and the average protein consumption is 177.8 grams/capita/day. The calories from grains or rice reach 780 kcal/capita/day, and the highest protein source comes from fish getting 140.7 grams/capita/day. All fisherman household respondents have a proportion of expenditure for food consumption less than sixty per cent and a gonad maturity level of more than eighty per cent. This value indicates that all small-scale fishing households are food insecure. The existence of activities outside of catching fish diversifies business in the household, enabling fishing households to meet the basic needs of food and non-food and food security.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ecsofim

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Economics, Econometrics & Finance Environmental Science Social Sciences

Description

ECSOFIM is an open-access journal, which became a scientific forum for students, lecturer, and researchers to publish the results of research within the scope of "Economic and Social Fisheries and Marine Sciences". This journal contains research results related to the research fields of economic ...