The impact of Kelud Volcano eruption to food security case study: Ngantang District, Malang Regencys

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Turniningtyas Ayu Rachmawati, Ar Rohman Taufiq Hidayat, Loetvi Wahyuningtyas, Arief Rachmansyah

2017 AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1857 Conference paper Cited by 0 Quartile

Abstract

Kelud volcano is one of the active volcanoes in Indonesia. Kelud volcano is located among Malang, Kediri and Blitar Regency. The last eruption occurred on February, 2014. Ngantang District, Malang Regency was the worst affected area with severe infrastructure damage including clean water, roads, and bridges, causing temporary isolation. This led to disturbance in food security that consists of aspects of food availability, food access and food utilization. Food security is a condition related to the supply of food, and individuals' access to it. This research focuses on achieving household food security by analyzing 1) disaster prone area of Kelud Volcano at Ngantang District after eruption 2014; and 2) food security that consists of the assessment of food availability, food access and food utilization at Ngantang District. This research finds that: 1) Pandansari village and Ngantru village are the worst prone area villages; and 2) The food security analysis shows that Pandansari Village is higly insecure of food security.

Affiliations

Urban and Regional Planning, University of Brawijaya, Jl. M.T Haryono No. 167, Malang, Indonesia; Civil Engineering, University of Brawijaya, Jl. M.T Haryono No. 167, Malang, Indonesia