The Sustainability of the Farming System Transformation and Its Relation to Household Food Access

Abstract

The transformation of the farming system is a process of changing various aspects of the applied by farming communities, not only in farming processing and the use of technology but also in ecological, social, and economic changes. This research aims to analyze the sustainability of the farming system transformation and its relation to household food access in the Arfak community, West Papua Province, Indonesia, through investigations of farmers' rational actions based on ecological, social, and economic dimensions constituting a typology of sustainable development. This research was designed as a case study using Miles and Huberman's qualitative analysis model, encompassing data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing. Data collection used triangulation approaches, including observation, in-depth interviews, and focus group discussions. Informants were determined purposively: 50 farmer actors and 10 observers. This research found that the transformation of the farming system was sustainable in ecological, social, and economic aspects and caused an increase in household food access, both physically and economically. Household food access is increasingly diverse and meets the National Desirable Dietary Pattern, namely nine food groups (1) grains, (2) tubers, (3) animal foods, (4) oils and fats, (5) fruits/seeds oily, (6) nuts, (7) sugar, (8) vegetables and fruit, and (9) others (tea, coffee, etc.). The transformation of the farming system in the Arfak community is still based on types of value-rational action, traditional action, and instrumental rationality action.

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