Pengaruh Modal Sosial Terhadap Ketahanan Pangan Rumahtangga Petani di Desa Ciaruteun Ilir Kecamatan Cibungbulang Kabupaten Bogor.

Abstract

Social capital is an important component in a community. Social capital is used to help each other when in need, such as the need to secure food sufficiency in a household. Social capital consists of trust, networks, and social norms. Household food security is defined as a condition of food suffiency in one household in terms of availability, accesibility and consumability. This study aims to analyze the roles of social capital in household food security in Ciaruteun Ilir village, Cibungbulang subdistrict at Bogor Regency. The data collection was conducted by using a survey on 60 horticultural farmer houselds. The farmer’s household food security is determined by socio economic level, spending level and the number of household members. Farmers use the capital social to get employed to generate income to buy food.