Empowerment of People's Salt Businesses in Self-Sufficiency Efforts Salt in Pangarengan Sampang Regency Madura

Abstract

The national program called People's Salt Business Empowerment (PUGaR) is a form of the government's commitment. PUGaR itself is interpreted as a national program which aims to improve the welfare of people's salt farmers and encourage the realization of National Salt Self-Sufficiency. This research uses qualitative research, primary data is collected using interviews, and is supported by document data that is considered relevant. Qualitative data analysis uses an interactive model consisting of data collection, data reduction, data presentation and drawing conclusions. The implementation of the PUGaR policy has 3 stages, namely 1) policy planning has gone well, 2) Implementation has gone well, but there are still problems. The facilitator generalizes the technical problems of making salt. 3) The evaluation went well. The PUGaR policy makes salt farmers more empowered in accordance with the program. Self- Sufficiency Ability characterized by; Increased Income for Salt Farmers, Improved Salt Quality, Focus on Salt Making and Increased Salt Productivity. Constraints on self-sufficiency, namely the human resource capacity of salt farmers is inadequate, infrastructure and transportation facilities to the salt factory are inadequate and the weather does not support decreased salt production.