2021 iJURECON

Kampung Warna-Warni Jodipan (KWJ) is an urban area on the edge of river in Malang City, Indonesia, which used to be a slum and since 2016 has turned into a tourist spot with an unique icon in the form of colorful houses which looks beautiful from the top of bridge. Covid-19 pandemic has lowered the number of tourism visits to KWJ, so it lowered the household income and also affects the food security. Crisis that caused disruption of food security has actually been enshrined in QS. Yusuf: 46-49 that has several strategies implemented and successfully resolved. Interested in the phenomena that have been described, this research focused on food security in KWJ during this pandemic using mixed method research approachment and the flow of explanatory sequential design. We determined the food security category based on quantitative survey and the questionnaire instrument referred from US-HFSSM. Purposive sampling is used to assure that the respondents’ domicile and income rely on that of KWJ tourism visits. Thereafter, we learn furthermore about how households manage their food security by qualitative interview. Descriptive analysis of the quantitative data shows the research result that status of households’ food security in KWJ during pandemic categorized as food insecurity without hunger, and the thematic analysis of data shows three ways to manage household food security in KWJ during pandemic, there are: (1) transfer receipts, (2) financial management, and (3) diet management. This research result can be used as a strong and interesting basis for policy formulation during the pandemic.