Judul: The Role of Women Farmer’s Empowerment in the
Household Food and Nutrition Security
Abstrak: Penelitian ini berusaha menjawab pertanyaan tentang bagaimana hubungan keberdayaan perempuan di dalam rumah tangga pertanian pedesaan dengan ketahanan pangan dan gizi rumah tangganya, terutama di daerah dengan beban masalah gizi kronis yang tinggi. Metode penelitian lapangan yang dipilih adalah sequential mixed method design yang menggabungkan antara metode penelitian kuantitatif dan kualitatif untuk mendapatkan informasi yang lebih mendalam. Penelitian ini menunjukkan tingginya prevalensi kemiskinan pedesaan, kerawanan pangan dan beban gizi ganda di lokasi penelitian. Selain itu sebagian besar responden merupakan petani kecil dengan tingkat keberdayaan pertanian yang rendah baik pada kelompok laki-laki dan perempuan. Dengan demikian, ketidakberdayaan perempuan di lokasi penelitian hendaknya dilihat sebagai bagian dari isu kemiskinan struktural pedesaan. Keberdayaan perempuan memiliki peran positif terhadap peningkatan ketahanan pangan keluarga dan keragaman diet perempuan, tetapi tidak menunjukkan kaitan langsung dengan keragaman diet anak maupun status gizinya. Peningkatan keberdayaan perempuan petani memiliki peran penting untuk peningkatan ketahanan pangan rumah tangga dan keragaman diet perempuan. Namun, dalam konteks yang lebih luas sebagaimana ditemukan dalam eksplorasi kualitatif, hambatan terbesar untuk pemanfaatan sumber pangan yang beragam dan berkualitas adalah akses ke sumber pangan. Ini termasuk hambatan ekonomi dan fisik, seperti rendahnya pendapatan dan akses ke pasar, baik sebagai penjual maupun pembeli., This study aimed to answer the question on the relationship between women's empowerment in rural agricultural households and their food and nutrition security, especially in areas with a high burden of chronic malnutrition. The study utilized the sequential mixed method design that combines quantitative and qualitative research to obtain richer information. We found high prevalence of rural poverty, food insecurity which overlap with double burden of malnutrition among the households surveyed. Most respondents were small holder farmers with low levels of agricultural empowerment, both in male and female. Thus, the women’s disempowerment in this context should be seen as part of larger structural poverty issue. The women’s empowerment showed a positive influence in increasing the household’s and women's food security but had not shown a direct relationship with the children's diets or nutritional status. Increasing the empowerment of women farmers especially is pivotal for increasing the household’s and women's dietary diversity. However, within the broader context as it was found in the qualitative exploration, the biggest barrier for utilization of diverse and quality food sources was access to these food sources. These include economic and physical barriers, such as limited income and access to markets, both as sellers and buyers.
Keyword: keberdayaan perempuan, ketahanan pangan dan gizi, rumah tangga pertanian, Agricultural Household, Food and Nutrition Security, Women’s Empowerment

Judul: Analisis Gender pada Ketahanan Pangan Rumah Tangga Petani Agroforestri (Kasus: Desa Sukaluyu, Kecamatan Nanggung, Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat)
Abstrak: Ketahanan pangan masih menjadi isu global yang mendapat perhatian serius dari berbagai negara internasional. Pertanian dengan sistem agroforestri dapat ditawarkan untuk mengatasi masalah pangan. Namun, permasalahan ketidaksetaraan gender dinilai dapat menjadi penyebab masalah kerawanan pangan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memetakan ketahanan pangan rumah tangga petani agroforestri dan kaitannya dengan pengambilan keputusan rumah tangga serta peran pembagian peran dalam pengelolaan pangan rumah tangga petani agroforestri. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode survei dengan mengambil sampel 60 rumah tangga petani agroforestri di Desa Sukaluyu, Kecamatan Nanggung, Kabupaten Bogor, Jawa Barat. Data kuantitatif dikumpulkan dengan instrumen kuesioner dan didukung dengan data kualitatif melalui panduan wawancara mendalam. Hasil dari penelitian ini menemukan adanya hubungan positif antara pembagian peran gender dengan tipe pengambilan keputusan rumah tangga petani agroforestri. Hubungan positif juga ditemukan antara tipe pengambilan keputusan rumah tangga dalam menentukan alokasi lahan untuk budidaya dengan ketahanan pangan rumah tangga petani agroforestri., Food security is still a global issue that has received serious attention from various international countries. Agriculture with agroforestry systems offered to address the food problem. However, the problem of gender inequality is considered to be the cause of the problem of food insecurity. This study aims to map the household food security of agroforestry farmers and its correlation to household decision making and the role of division of roles in agroforestry farmer household food management. This study used a survey method by taking a sample of 60 agroforestry farmer households in Sukaluyu Village, Nanggung District, Bogor Regency, West Java. Quantitative data is collected with questionnaire instrument and supported by qualitative data through in-depth interview guides. The results of this study found a positive correlation between the division of gender roles and the type of household decision making for agroforestry farmers. The positive relationships were also found between the type of household decision making in determining the allocation of land for cultivation with household food security of agroforestry farmers.
Keyword: agroforestry, decision making, food security, gender, household

Judul: Posisi Filogenetik Kura-Kura Carettochelys Insculpta  (Reptillia: Testudinata)
Abstrak: Carettochelys insculpta is an endemic freshwater turtle of southern Papua and northern Australia. Phylogenetic position of this turtle is remain unresolved until now. Most of the research conducted show close relationships of C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. However, some of the research show distance between C. insculpta and members of Trionychidae family. This research is conducted to analyze phylogenetic relationship between C. insculpta and other members of Testudinata using 12S rRNA, 16S rRNA, and both gene as markers. DNA samples were obtained from three different organisms of C. insculpta. Two species used as outgroups were Alligator mississippiensis and Iguana iguana. Phylogenetic analysis was carried out using Neighbor-Joining method with Felsenstein 1981 (F81) modeltest. A polytomy tree of Testudinata was produced by using 12S rRNA gene. However, analysis using 16S rRNA and both genes as markers confirmed that C. insculpta was located between the Chelonidae and the Trionychidae family.
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