The Effect of Village Funds on Food Security in Dander District, Bojonegoro Regency
Sri Marwanti (a*), Aan Nurwanto (a), Ernoiz Antriyandarti (a)

(a) Study Program of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

This research highlights the specific role of village funds in enhancing food security, a topic that has not been extensively explored in the Indonesian context. Most previous studies generally discuss the impact of village funds without specifically linking them to food security. This research uses data from 2021 to 2023 to determine the use of village funds in the Dander District and its impact on food security. The analytical method used consists of two stages- descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) to determine the effect of village funds on food security. Implementation of village funds to increase food security in Dander District is carried out through several activities, namely the development of agricultural infrastructure, empowerment and training for farmers, investment in agricultural business units, market development, and providing direct cash assistance (BLT). The results show that the variables of food production, food distribution, food consumption, and use of village funds have a significant positive influence on the food security variable, with a significance p-value of less than 0.05. Therefore, the village government must increase the allocation of village funds for food security, especially for food production variables.

Keywords: food security, Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square, food production

Topic: Agricultural Socio-economics