Analysis of household food security clove agribusiness in Sinjai Regency during the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Abstract Households food security clove agribusiness in Sinjai Regency has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has resulted in a decrease in their income. The main objective of this study is to analyze the food security levels of clove agribusiness households in Sinjai Regency during the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food security of clove agribusiness households in Sinjai Regency. The study used purposive sampling in the cultivation sector and snowball sampling in the upstream and downstream sectors of clove agribusiness households. A descriptive research method with a quantitative approach and the Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) analysis method is used in this study to analyze the data collected from 65 clove agribusiness households. The results showed that 65% of the clove agribusiness households sample classified as food secure and highly food secure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food security level in this study is determined by comparing the food security level of clove agribusiness households before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 91% of household samples a classified as food secure and highly food secure. This means that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the food security level of clove agribusiness households is very influential which has caused a decrease in the food security level from 91% of households classified as secure food and highly secure food to only 65% of households.

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