Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Rumah tangga petani kecil merupakan kelompok yang rentan terhadap kerawanan pangan dan guncangan, terutama pada wilayah yang menghadapi keterbatasan sumber daya, ketergantungan terhadap sektor pertanian, serta risiko banjir berulang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kapasitas ketahanan rumah tangga petani kecil di Kabupaten Aceh Utara menggunakan pendekatan Resilience Index Measurement Analysis (RIMA), menyusun strategi peningkatan ketahanan, serta melihat hubungan kapasitas ketahanan dengan kondisi ketahanan pangan rumah tangga melalui Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) dan Food Expenditure Share (FES). Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kuantitatif dengan data primer dari 118 rumah tangga petani kecil yang memiliki luas lahan kurang dari 0,5 hektar. Lokasi penelitian mencakup empat kecamatan, yaitu Lhoksukon, Matangkuli, Pirak Timur, dan Tanah Luas. Analisis dilakukan menggunakan E-Shiny RIMA Tools dengan empat pilar pembentuk ketahanan, yaitu Access to Basic Services (ABS), Assets (AST), Social Safety Nets (SSN), dan Adaptive Capacity (AC).
Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa rata-rata Resilience Capacity Index (RCI) rumah tangga petani kecil sebesar 50,14, yang menggambarkan tingkat ketahanan sedang. Berdasarkan skor pilar, ABS memiliki nilai tertinggi sebesar 75,20, diikuti oleh SSN 72,96, AC 58,05, dan AST 26,38 sebagai pilar terlemah. Hasil analisis jalur menunjukkan bahwa ABS, AC, dan AST berhubungan positif terhadap RCI, dengan kontribusi terbesar berasal dari ABS. Sementara itu, SSN menunjukkan hubungan negatif kecil, yang mengindikasikan bahwa jaring pengaman sosial belum berfungsi optimal sebagai pendorong utama ketahanan rumah tangga. Selanjutnya, RCI memiliki hubungan positif dengan HDDS dan hubungan negatif dengan FES. Artinya, rumah tangga dengan kapasitas ketahanan yang lebih tinggi cenderung memiliki konsumsi pangan yang lebih beragam dan tekanan pengeluaran pangan yang lebih rendah. Rata-rata HDDS rumah tangga sebesar 5,31 dari 11 kelompok pangan, sedangkan rata-rata FES sebesar 0,670, dengan 63,6% rumah tangga berada pada kategori FES tinggi. Temuan ini menunjukkan bahwa ketahanan pangan rumah tangga petani kecil masih menghadapi tekanan, terutama dari sisi keterbatasan pendapatan dan besarnya proporsi pengeluaran pangan.

Smallholder farmer households are among the groups most vulnerable to food insecurity and shocks, particularly in areas characterized by limited resources, high dependence on the agricultural sector, and recurring flood risks. This study aims to analyze the resilience capacity of smallholder farmer households in North Aceh Regency using the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) approach, formulate strategies to strengthen household resilience, and examine the relationship between resilience capacity and household food security conditions through the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS) and Food Expenditure Share (FES). This study employed a quantitative approach using primary data collected from 118 smallholder farmer households with landholdings of less than 0.5 hectares. The research was conducted in four sub-districts, namely Lhoksukon, Matangkuli, Pirak Timur, and Tanah Luas. The analysis was carried out using the E-Shiny RIMA Tools, which assess resilience through four main pillars: Access to Basic Services (ABS), Assets (AST), Social Safety Nets (SSN), and Adaptive Capacity (AC). The results show that the average Resilience Capacity Index (RCI) of smallholder farmer households was 50.14, indicating a moderate level of resilience. Based on the pillar scores, ABS recorded the highest value at 75.20, followed by SSN at 72.96, AC at 58.05, and AST at 26.38, making assets the weakest pillar. The path analysis results indicate that ABS, AC, and AST were positively associated with RCI, with the largest contribution coming from ABS. Meanwhile, SSN showed a small negative association, suggesting that social safety nets have not yet functioned optimally as a key driver of household resilience. Furthermore, RCI was positively associated with HDDS and negatively associated with FES. This means that households with higher resilience capacity tend to have more diverse food consumption and lower pressure from food expenditure. The average household HDDS was 5.31 out of 11 food groups, while the average FES was 0.670, with 63.6% of households falling into the high FES category. These findings indicate that food security among smallholder farmer households remains under pressure, particularly due to limited income and the high proportion of household expenditure allocated to food.