Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Studies ISSN (print): 2644-0490, ISSN (online): 2644-0504 Volume 5 Issue 04 April 2022 Article DOI: 10.47191/jefms/v5-i4-24, Impact Factor: 6.274 Page No. 1159-1164 JEFMS, Volume 5 Issue 04 April 2022 www.ijefm.co.in Page 1159 Portrait of Household Food Security of Rice Farmers in Indonesia Syarif Imam Hidayat 1 , Mirza Andrian Syah 2 , Adella Rachmasari 3 1,2,3 Department of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Pembangunan Nasional “Veteran” Jawa Timur Rungkut Madya Street No.1, Gunung Anyar district, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, 60294 ABSTRACT: The status of Tulungagung Regency as a food buffer area in East Java Province does not guarantee the food security of its farmer households. This study was aimed to determine the characteristics of rice farming households, analyzed the food security of rice farmers' households, and the factors that influence the food security of rice farming households in the Tulungagung Regency. The results showed that 1) the characteristics of the rice farming household on average consisted of 5 family members, the farmer's land area was classified as narrow, the income structure came from the non-agricultural sector, and the expenditure structure was dominated by food consumption. 2) Food security is classified as food insecure. 3) Partially, the number of family members, household expenditure, and education level are variables that affect the food security of rice farming households in Tulungagung. KEYWORDS: Food Security, Households, Farmers INTRODUCTION Based on the Law of the Republic of Indonesia Number 18 of 2012, food security is a condition of fulfilling food for the State to individuals, which is reflected in the availability of sufficient food, both in quantity and quality, safe, diverse, nutritious, equitable and affordable and does not conflict with religion, belief and culture of the community, to be able to live a healthy, active and productive life in a sustainable manner. If food production is increased, food is distributed smoothly, and food consumption is safe and nutritious for the whole community, a region will thrive in building its regional food security [1]. Food security is a critical condition to prioritize. The need for food is increasing due to the higher population growth. This condition causes high food consumption but is not matched by increased food production. The food production results are the government's primary concern in developing countries, including Indonesia. Indonesia has made various efforts to improve food security, such as subsidized fertilizers, construction of irrigation infrastructure, provision of seeds, seeds, credit, and various other inputs [2]. The results show that Indonesia's food security status based on data from the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) has increased in ranking in three years, from 71st to 62nd in 2019. This is indeed inseparable from the efforts of the Government and the Ministry of Agriculture, which continue to improve agriculture from upstream to downstream, including in terms of distribution and food availability. A different situation was experienced in the last two years. The condition of the Covid-19 pandemic that has hit the world has worsened the condition of world food security. The Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned that the world is on the verge of a food crisis during a pandemic. This condition was caused by the disruption of the food logistics system due to limited activities during the pandemic. It is also feared that the uneven distribution of food will cause an excess or shortage of food commodities in some regions. Naturally, the warning from FAO requires an anticipatory, cooperative, participatory, and responsive response. East Java Province is the area where the condition of the agricultural sector is safest from the impact of the pandemic [3]. East Java is currently one of the regions with a national food barn status. Ecologically, it has a harvested area of 1,120,153 hectares in the first semester of 2020, an estimated production of 4,066,348 tons of rice, and an estimated consumption potential of 2,133,143 tons of rice. So that in Semester I 2020, the surplus of rice in East Java reached 1,933,205 tons of rice, which means that the condition of food security for rice commodities is relatively safe. Tulungagung Regency is a food buffer area in East Java Province. Based on Tulungagung Statistic [4], it has a total rice production