Role of Community Forest Area in Utilization of Forest Commodities to Support Household Food Security in UB Forest
Alia Fibrianingtyas
Brawijaya University
Abstract
According to Dede (1997) in Suharjitno (1998), the communities around and within the forest are generally disadvantaged people, the socio-economic conditions of this group of people are generally still low. Activities of the Tumpangrejo Hamlet community in agricultural cultivation in the area of UB forest, none of the residents planted major food commodities, such as rice, soybeans, and tubers. This is not enough to replace the role of rice as the main food for the local community. The objectives of this study are: 1) to identify the role of forest peoples in utilizing forest commodities to support household food security; 2) identify the relationship of the role of forest area communities to the level of household food security. This study uses a qualitative approach with descriptive data analysis methods. The results of this study are the role of the Tumpangrejo hamlet community in utilizing forest commodities unable to support household food security. So that the people of Tumpangrejo hamlet are classified into food insecurity groups, because availability of staple food does not exist, the average frequency of eating a community is 2-3 times a day, the community has expenditure on animal protein food and/or vegetable protein only.
Keywords: Food Security, Household, Community Forest Area
Topic: FOOD SAFETY AND SECURITY