Ten Regencies with the Lowest Food Security, All in Papua
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The Indonesian regency with the lowest national food security is located in Papua Province. This is recorded in a report by the National Food Agency (Bapanas) entitled *Food Security and Vulnerability Map 2022 (2021 Indicator Data)*.
Bapanas measured the food security index in 416 Indonesian regencies based on nine main indicators, namely:
1. *Normative Consumption Production Ratio* (NCPR) or the ratio of normative per capita consumption to net production of rice, corn, sweet potatoes, and cassava, as well as regional government rice stocks;
2. Percentage of the population living below the poverty line;
3. Percentage of households with food expenditure >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 population per health worker to population density;
8. Average years of schooling for women over 15 years old; and
9. Percentage of underweight children (stunting).
These indicators were then processed into a score on a scale of 0-100. The higher the score, the higher the food security of a region is assumed to be, and vice versa.
Using this method, Nduga Regency, located in Papua Province, obtained a score of 15.66 in 2021, the worst among hundreds of Indonesian regencies.
The next 9 regencies with the lowest food security index are all located in Papua Province, namely Intan Jaya, Mamberamo Tengah, Puncak, Lanny Jaya, Puncak Jaya, Yahukimo, Yalimo, Dogiyai, and Mamberamo Raya Regencies, with details of the scores as shown in the graph above.
According to Bapanas, regencies with low food security indices generally have a high NCPR ratio, a poor prevalence rate of stunting in children, a high percentage of households without access to clean water, and a large percentage of the population living below the poverty line.
Bapanas also provides several recommendations to improve resilience in vulnerable areas, ranging from utilizing marginal land to increase food production, infrastructure development, shortening the food supply chain, to nutrition education and child care.
"Regional governments are expected to follow up on efforts to alleviate food-insecure areas by involving the active participation of the private sector or SOEs, academics, and all components of society," said Bapanas.
"This synergy is expected to increase budget and labor efficiency and accelerate the achievement of the program's ultimate goals," it continued.
"Disclosure: This is an AI-generated translation of the original article. We strive for accuracy, but please note that automated translations may contain errors or slight inconsistencies."
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