Food insecurity is more than just a matter of calories. It is often framed as a technical issue of increasing production and improving distribution. In Indonesia, where agriculture forms the backbone of rural life and sustains millions, food insecurity is shaped by deeper structural inequalities. Gender stands at the heart of these disparities, yet it remains consistently overlooked in agricultural reform and policymaking. 

In what follows, the article reveals how feminist approaches, especially those rooted in socialist and postcolonial thinking, bring into focus the invisible foundations of Indonesia’s food security. These feminist lenses do more than advocate inclusion, they challenge the very foundations of food security discourse by questioning whose labor is recognized, whose land is protected, and whose knowledge shapes the future.