Capacity of Local Food Institutions in Realizing Sustainable Food Security

Abstract

This research was conducted in Fenalisela Sub-District, Buru Regency, to analyze the capacity of local food institutions in coastal and mountain communities in realizing food security. The capacity of local food institutions in this study was analyzed based on the sociological and ecological characteristics of the communities through a qualitative research approach conducted during May-July 2020. The results show that there are differences in the institutions capacity of local food that both communities have in realizing the sustainability of food security.  The capacity of coastal community institutions is relatively stronger than the capacity of mountain community institutions in realizing sustainable food security. Differences in local food institutional capacity are influenced by the sociological and ecological characteristics of the community. Judging by the sociological aspect, the factor that causes the difference in capacity is because the process of evolution of coastal community institutions has been supported by three pillars of the institution namely regulative, normative, cultural-cognitive. While co-evolution institutional mountain society tends to be supported only by two pillars, namely regulative and normative pillars. Meanwhile, the cultural-cognitive pillars are less developed in the process of institutional development of mountain communities.