Food Insecurity Prevalence in Southeast Minahasa Reaches 7.35% in 2023

According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU) in Minahasa Tenggara Regency, North Sulawesi, was 7.35% in 2023.

This figure is down 0.76% from the previous year's 8.11%, while it has increased by 3.17% over the past five years.

The average PoU in Indonesia was 8.53% in 2023. This means that the PoU in Minahasa Tenggara Regency is lower than the national average.

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) defines PoU as a condition where a person regularly consumes an insufficient amount of food to meet the energy needed for a normal, active, and healthy life. This indicator can be used as a tool to assess food and nutrition vulnerability.

This means that the population in Minahasa Tenggara Regency who consume food but whose energy needs are insufficient, does not reach 7.35% of the total population.

Compared to 14 other regencies/cities in North Sulawesi Province, Minahasa Tenggara Regency ranks 11th in PoU. The area with the lowest PoU (top ranking) is Tomohon City (3.75%), and the highest (last ranking) is Sangihe Islands Regency (11.12%).

The following is a list of the lowest PoU in the 10 regencies/cities of North Sulawesi Province in 2023.

1. Tomohon City: 3.75%
2. Bitung City: 3.91%
3. Kotamobagu City: 4.61%
4. Manado City: 4.63%
5. Minahasa Regency: 5.42%
6. Bolaang Mongondow Regency: 6.38%
7. East Bolaang Mongondow Regency: 6.55%
8. South Bolaang Mongondow Regency: 6.57%
9. North Minahasa Regency: 7.11%
10. Talaud Islands Regency: 7.34%