Addresssing to Food Security with Lactic Acid Bacteria

Neti Yuliana

Department of Agricultural Product Technology, Lampung University, Indonesia

Dr. Neti Yuliana, Department of Agricultural Product Technology, Lampung University, Indonesia.

Keywords: Food Security; Lactic Acid Bacteria; Diet Change

Abstract

Food security may refer to (USAID): “When all people at all times have both physical and economic access to sufficient food to meet their dietary needs for a productive and healthy life.” Therefore there are four dimensions/pillars integrated into food security: availability, accessibility, utilization, and stability. The impact of climate change has a direct effect on the productivity of crops, livestock, fisheries, and aquaculture sector. Low productivity in agricultural areas could influence food availability. The low availability of food could increase the prices of major crops in some regions. Under these conditions, food accessibility of people has been affected. Food access can be deteriorated when non-farm incomes fall, when food prices rise, or when the productivity of farm households suffers. In turn, vulnerable people especially who are lower incomes sacrifice to meet their nutritional requirements. (or in other words, food utilization is decreased). Proper food utilization requires satisfactory of food contains (the energy, protein, and nutrients necessary for a healthy and productive life), food safety and food’s nutritional qualities. Nutrition is likely to be related impact of lousy food availability and food access. Fluctuations in food availability, access and utilization can impact on upsetting the stability of individuals’ and government food security strategies. Thus, the dimension of food stability is finally affected. It is obvious that adaptation approach is necessary to address the improvement of food security.

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