INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING OF RICE SEED BASED ON COMMUNITY IN SUPPORTING FOOD SECURITY (Study Case of Thousand Seed Self-Reliance-Villages in Central Java) Cahyati Setiani, Indrie Ambarsari, and Munir Eti Wulanjari
Assessment Institute of Agricultural Technology Central Java
Abstract
Seedling-system transformation has been gradually shifted the seed authority management from farmer and breeder to multinational companies. This circumstance should be balanced with farmer capability in producing seeds independently to prevent capitalization. Thus, the Ministry of Agriculture has declared the thousand seed-self-reliance villages as a community-based program to face those challenges. This study aimed to evaluate the importance of institutional strengthening through the seed self-reliance-villages program to improve food security and increase farmer welfare. This research was conducted based on the survey method and Focus Group Discussion at five districts (Kendal, Boyolali, Tegal, Klaten, and Sragen) in Central Java. The result showed that global agreement obstructs the community-based seedling system, particularly in breeding and certification. A community-based rice seedling institution is threatening discontinued due to asymmetric interaction between the actors. Moreover, this seedling institution should be strengthening from the technological aspect and property right arrangements to achieve food security improvement. In the end, the government role as a facilitator is critical in this community-based seedling institution, especially in capital aspects.
Keywords: food security, institutional, rice seed, based on community
