THE ANALYSIS OF STAPLE FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND RICE FARMER HOUSEHOLD WELFARE LEVELS IN GORONTALO CITY

Abstract

The research aims at analyzing the condition of staple food self-sufficiency and the rice farmer household welfare level in Gorontalo City. The method used in this research was qualitative using a survey method. The samples were 66 of 1.101 rice farmers in Gorontalo City. The technique of data analysis employed was the Rice Balance Sheet analysis and Farmer Household Income Exchange Rate (NTPRP) approach. Findings reveal that the condition of staple food self-sufficiency in Gorontalo City had reached the sufficient category at a rice balance sheet of 730 kg/month and that the rice consumption rate per capita of paddy farmer households was in the average of 55 kg/month. Meanwhile, the Farmer Household Income Exchange Rate (NTPRP) in Gorontalo City was 2,75 kg/month. Referring to the national NTPRP welfare criteria that the welfare of farmers was achieved when NTPRP > 1, thus in the aggregate economy, paddy farmer households in Gorontalo City had been prosperous.