Dynamics of Land Use Change and the Relationship with Food Sufficiency in Pacitan Regency

Infrastructure development in an area affects changes in existing land use, one of them to meet demand in development. Agricultural land use change can affect agricultural production and productivity. This study aims to determine the conditions of land use change and food sufficiency in Pacitan Regency and the relationship between the two variables. The data used in the analysis are data on land use and food production from 2009-2017 to calculate food sufficiency. The research method is quantitative descriptive with Pearson correlation statistics. The results showed that agricultural land use in Pacitan Regency was dominated by dry land agriculture. Paddy fields and dry land agricultural have decreased, while non-agricultural land has increased. The food sufficiency of the four food commodities, namely rice, corn, sweet potatoes, and cassava, has fluctuated in recent years. However, the overall condition of food sufficiency from 2009-2017 decreased from 6.48 in 2009 to 5.04 in 2017. Based on the Pearson correlation test results in Pacitan Regency, there was no connection and significant relationship between land use change and food sufficiency. This result can occur due to an increase in population, changes in the cultivation of food crops into woody plants, changes, and a decrease in land productivity.