Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume: 7 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 35-41
The Strategy of Lerep Village Community in Anticipating Climate Change in the Context of Food Security
Faiqotul Himmah1, Dewi Liesnoor Setyowati2, Juhadi2, Thriwaty Arsal3
1Postgraduate of Universitas Negeri Semarang
2Department Geography of Universitas Negeri Semarang
3Department Sociology of Universitas Negeri Semarang, Semarang City, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Faiqotul Himmah
ABSTRACT
The agricultural sector plays an important role in fulfilling food needs and the availability of food reserves. The agricultural sector is also very vulnerable to the impacts of climate change which affect cropping patterns, crop productivity, cropping intensity, and plant pests. The purpose of this research was to examine the climate change anticipation strategy for food security in Lerep Village, Semarang Regency. Qualitative research was conducted to explore and analyze the strategies used by the community of Lerep Village. The research subject were farmers, while the object of research was the community strategy. The data collection was obtained through observation, documentation, and interviews. Qualitative analysis was conducted through reduction, data presentation, and conclusions. The results showed that food security can be realized in Lerep Village with the existence of a foundation and guidelines for local wisdom, tunggu gunung kudu wareg, through a strategy of food sufficiency and sovereignty with an environmentally friendly system, a strategy for managing domestic and household industrial waste, as well as a strategy for implementing conservation and water resources management.
Keywords: Anticipation strategy, Climate change, Food security
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