Dampak Alih Fungsi Lahan Padi Sawah terhadap Ketersediaan Pangan di Kota Kotamobagu

Abstract

This study aims to determine the impact of land conversion for paddy fields on food availability in Kotamobagu City. The data collection method is secondary data, the data period used is time series (annual) covering the last 10 years, namely 2015 to 2024, in order to see the trend of changes in land use and its impact on rice production in the Kotamobagu area. The data was obtained from the Central Statistics Agency, the Department of Agriculture and Food Security of Kotamobagu City. The results of data analysis show that the population's food security (rice) is greatly influenced by the availability of land or the use of rice fields and population growth. In 2015, the percentage of rice needs fulfillment was 85.16% of rice availability and the population's rice fulfillment had experienced a deficit or rice availability was less than the population's rice needs. In 2016 (107.80%), 2017 (179.98%), 2018 (110.53%), 2019 (114.48%) to 2020 (104.25%) the population's food security experienced a surplus or rice availability was greater than the community's rice needs. In 2021 (66.36%), 2022 (89.21%), 2023 (67.65%) to 2024 (76.56%), the population's food security continues to decline or experience a deficit because the availability of rice cannot match the rice needs of the population in Kotamobagu City.