ISSN (Online): 2350-0530 International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ISSN (Print): 2394-3629 February 2021, Vol 9(2), 120 – 126 DOI: https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i2.2021.3441 © 2021 The Author(s). This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. 120 FAMILY FOOD SECURITY IMPROVEMENT BY USING POSITIVE DEVIANCE APPROACH Trini Handayani *1 *1 Universitas Suryakancana, Indonesia DOI: https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v9.i2.2021.3441 Article Type: Research Article Article Citation: Trini Handayani. (2021). FAMILY FOOD SECURITY IMPROVEMENT BY USING POSITIVE DEVIANCE APPROACH. International Journal of Research - GRANTHAALAYAH, 9(2), 120-126. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaa layah.v9.i2.2021.3441 Received Date: 04 January 2021 Accepted Date: 25 February 2021 Keywords: Food Security Nutrition Improvement Positive Deviance ABSTRACT Background and Objective: Food is a basic human need whose fulfilment cannot be substituted with other materials. Food security is perfectly adequate for a country and its individuals, reflected insufficient food availability, both in terms of its quantity, quality, safe, diverse, nutritious, equitable and affordable. Toddler still had low nutrition and malnutrition of more than 18 % of children throughout Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to assess the Positive Deviance parenting towards toddler in Cianjur. Material and Method: An Observation of the family with low economics levels but have a good nutrition toddler. The sample was 15 families. Interview and observation of the family are used to guide the study. The instruments used were structural and un-structural interviewing. The participant had their economic and nutrition assessed through financial and food sections. The data analysis consisted of the answer to the question that has been asked with using qualitative study. Result: In this study, some individuals or groups have behaviour and strategy that are unusual but successful and have allowed them to find better solutions to their problems. PD is based on the belief that it is solving problems that society faces. Conclusion: PD in nutrition improvement program aims to have under-five children with low nutrition and malnutrition, finding positive deviance behaviour in the community. This behaviour is then followed by the families of low-nourished and malnourished children, increasing their nutritional status. 1. INTRODUCTION National development aims to improve human resources. Nutrition is one quality determinant of quality, healthy, intelligent and productive human resources. The developmental success of human resources of a nation can be measured by the Human Development Index (HDI) which is based upon three indicators; education, life expectancy, and productivity (Dahlia, 2012). According to Law No. 18 of 2012 about food, food security is a condition in which food is perfectly adequate for a country and its individuals, which is reflected in the availability of food that is sufficient, both in quantity and quality, safe, diverse, nutritious, equitable, and affordable. It does not contradict with religion, beliefs, and culture, to be able to live healthily, actively, and productively in a sustainable manner. Thus, an area is deemed successful in developing food security if there are improved food production, smooth food