This is the Regency with the Highest Food Security in West Java

Based on data from the National Food Agency (Bapanas), Bekasi Regency has the highest food security compared to more than a dozen other regencies in West Java Province.

According to Law No. 18 of 2012, food security is the condition of sufficient food availability for the nation down to individuals, reflected in the availability of sufficient food, both in quantity and quality, safe, diverse, nutritious, equitable, and affordable, and not contrary to the religion, beliefs, and culture of the community, to be able to live healthy, active, and productive sustainably.

Bapanas measures the food security index in Indonesian regencies based on nine main indicators, namely:

1. *Normative Consumption Production Ratio* (NCPR) or the ratio of per capita normative consumption to the net production of rice, corn, sweet potatoes, and cassava, as well as the regional government's rice stock;
2. Percentage of the population living below the poverty line;
3. Percentage of households with a food expenditure proportion >65% of total expenditure;
4. Percentage of households without access to electricity;
5. Percentage of households without access to clean water;
6. Life expectancy at birth;
7. Ratio of the number of people per health worker to population density;
8. Average years of schooling for women over 15 years old; and
9. Percentage of underweight toddlers (stunting).

These indicators are then processed into a score on a scale of 0-100. The higher the score, the better the food security of a region is assumed to be.

Using this method, Bekasi Regency achieved a score of 86.15 in 2021, the highest among the 18 West Java regencies researched by Bapanas.

Bekasi Regency achieved a high score because food prices in the region are relatively more affordable than in a number of neighboring regencies.

In Bekasi Regency, only 8.7% of households have a food expenditure ratio >65% of total expenditure. Meanwhile, in other West Java regencies, the proportion of households with this criterion can reach tens of percent.

Meanwhile, Bogor Regency has the lowest food security index in this group, with a score of 68.61.

This score is not yet optimal, especially because Bogor Regency has an NCPR ratio of 2.87. This figure indicates that Bogor Regency experiences a high deficit in the production of cereals and tubers (rice, corn, cassava, sweet potatoes, and sago) and regional government rice stocks.

Meanwhile, most of the West Java regencies researched by Bapanas have an NCPR ratio in the range of 0.2 to 0.9, indicating a surplus condition.