Open AccessTransmigration as a Strategy for Strengthening National Food Security
Author(s) -
Mas Wedar Haryagung Adji,
Santi Yulianti,
Syifaa Tresnaningrum,
Erna Gustiorrista
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of indonesia sustainable development planning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2722-0842
pISSN - 2721-8309
DOI - 10.46456/jisdep.v2i1.110
Subject(s) - food security , business , government (linguistics) , productivity , agriculture , production (economics) , food processing , economic shortage , agricultural productivity , economic growth , marketing , economics , political science , geography , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology , law , macroeconomics
Indonesia is one of the largest agricultural countries in Southeast Asia, but it is also struggling with food security issues. The government's challenge is to ensure that domestic food needs are fulfilled. The covid-19 pandemic exacerbated this challenge, where countries faced the threat of food shortages due to limited movement of goods. Thus, Indonesia should focus on increasing the production and productivity of strategic food commodities. One of the alternative solutions is through the transmigration program. This research focused on how the transmigration program can contribute to food security. The study was carried out through a descriptive qualitative method. The result shows that transmigration contributes to food security because of its similarity to the food production process. However, this program faces five main challenges to support food security. Therefore, this study shows several pre-conditions that the government needs to fulfill to overcome these challenges.