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dc.contributor.authorTjoe, Yenny
dc.contributor.authorRatumakin, Paulus Adrianus
dc.contributor.authorHossain, Moazzem
dc.contributor.authorDavey, Peter
dc.contributor.editorSarkar, Atanu
dc.contributor.editorSensarma, Suman Ranjan
dc.contributor.editorvanLoon, Gary W
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-17T02:44:38Z
dc.date.available2020-11-17T02:44:38Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.isbn978-3-319-77877-8
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/978-3-319-77878-5_19
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/383905
dc.description.abstractTraditional subsistence farming is an important part of rural society, the yield is a measure of the main source of food to maintain health and livelihoods of rural households. This chapter chiefly investigated the food security issues in AtoinMeto, a subsistence community in semi-arid West Timor, Indonesia. It discusses the concept of subsistence living from the perspective of food sovereignty and food security. Data were collected in Kupang and Timor Tengah Selatan Regencies in West Timor, via mixed-methods of participant observations, and both quantitative household surveys, and in-depth key informant interviews.. This study found that local knowledge and values of AtoinMeto is founded on their existing clan regime and emotionally bonded moral values. This community maintains food sovereignty without overly using the local resources: following seasonal cycles to grow staple food (self-sufficient) and earn cash income via multiple activities within and outside the community to offset declining food stock. However, the system has weaknesses and to support their adaptation to climate change, this chapter suggests three solutions to enhance their food production, improve nutritional value of local diets and develop their ability to market produce. The findings of this study imply that, in order to attain sustainable food security for the disadvantaged subsistence community, it is vital that any solutions link to the existing community’s knowledge of and values within the cycle of food production and resource use. International organisations and governments must consider this important point and answer the question: How to apply collaborations between technology and local knowledge to the development process?
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
dc.publisher.placeSwitzerland
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleSustainable Solutions for Food Security: Combating Climate Change by Adaptation
dc.relation.ispartofchapter19
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom3381
dc.relation.ispartofpageto408
dc.subject.fieldofresearchInternational business
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode350706
dc.titleDisadvantaged Communities in Indonesian Semi-Arid Regions: An Investigation of Food Security Issues in Selected Subsistence Communities in West Timor
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dc.type.codeB - Book Chapters
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gro.rights.copyright© 2019 Springer. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. It is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the publisher’s website for further information.
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gro.griffith.authorTjoe, Yenny
gro.griffith.authorHossain, Moazzem
gro.griffith.authorDavey, Peter J.


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