The Effectiveness of Salt Business Empowering Program (Pugar) on Salt Farmers’ Income Improvement in Kedungmutih Village of Demak Regency

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Journal	Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Economy and Management Study
Title	The Effectiveness of Salt Business Empowering Program (Pugar) on Salt Farmers’ Income Improvement in Kedungmutih Village of Demak Regency
Author(s)	Aditomo, Aryo Bayu, Bambang Sulardiono, Max Rudolf Muskananfola
Volume	1
Issue	2
Year	2020
Pages	19-24
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Keywords	Salt Farmer, Pugar, Income
Chicago 16th	Aditomo, Aryo Bayu, Bambang Sulardiono, Max Rudolf Muskananfola. "The Effectiveness of Salt Business Empowering Program (Pugar) on Salt Farmers’ Income Improvement in Kedungmutih Village of Demak Regency." Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Economy and Management Study 1, no. 2 (2020).
APA 6th	Aditomo, A. B., Sulardiono, B., Muskananfola, M. R. (2020). The Effectiveness of Salt Business Empowering Program (Pugar) on Salt Farmers’ Income Improvement in Kedungmutih Village of Demak Regency. Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Economy and Management Study, 1(2).
MHRA	Aditomo, Aryo Bayu, Bambang Sulardiono, Max Rudolf Muskananfola. 2020. 'The Effectiveness of Salt Business Empowering Program (Pugar) on Salt Farmers’ Income Improvement in Kedungmutih Village of Demak Regency', Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Economy and Management Study, 1.
MLA	Aditomo, Aryo Bayu, Bambang Sulardiono, Max Rudolf Muskananfola. "The Effectiveness of Salt Business Empowering Program (Pugar) on Salt Farmers’ Income Improvement in Kedungmutih Village of Demak Regency." Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Economy and Management Study 1.2 (2020). Print.
Harvard	ADITOMO, A. B., SULARDIONO, B., MUSKANANFOLA, M. R. 2020. The Effectiveness of Salt Business Empowering Program (Pugar) on Salt Farmers’ Income Improvement in Kedungmutih Village of Demak Regency. Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Economy and Management Study, 1.

Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Economy and Management Study Volume 1 Issue 2 Contents

Spatial-Temporal Analysis the Dynamics of Changes on the Foreign Exchange Market: An Empirical Estimates from Ukraine Progressive and Retrogressive Phenomena of Economic Activity in Africa The Effectiveness of Salt Business Empowering Program (Pugar) on Salt Farmers’ Income Improvement in Kedungmutih Village of Demak Regency Price Environment for Gold and Silver in the Context of the Development of Covid-19 Factors Influencing Employees’ Job Motivation: A Case Study of Small and Medium Enterprises in Dong Nai Province Development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (Msmes) Based on Creative Economy (Ekraf) and Gig Economy in Gorontalo Regency Accounting Guidelines Implementation: A Study on Economic Development of Islamic Boarding Schools Phase Analysis of the Data Dynamics from the Tourism Sector Islamic Economic Concept in Poverty Alleviation Analysis of Factors Affecting Gillnet Fisherman Income 10 GT at Fish Auction Place, Indramayu Regency The Existence of Gorontalo Muhammadiyah University in Increasing the Income of the East Pentadio Village Community

Abstract

Indonesian national low productivity of salt which is unequal between the need level and salt consumption eventually results in salt import made mainly to meet the industrial needs. The government through the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries has released a Public Salt Business Empowering Program (known as PUGAR/Pemberdayaan Usaha Garam Rakyat). PUGAR is an empowering program focusing on the improvement of job opportunities and welfare for salt farmers/managers to achieve the self-sufficiency of salt for consumptions and industries. This research aims at examining the influence of salt business empowering program on the salt farmers’ income improvement in Kedungmalang village of Jepara Regency; the implementation level of salt business empowering program in Kedungmutih Village of Demak Regency when compared to that in Kedungmalang Village of Jepara Regency; and the influence of salt business empowering program on the salt farmers’ income improvement in Kedungmutih village of Demak regency. The research was conducted using a descriptive method with a case study approach. The program implementation was quantitatively analyzed. Furthermore, the effectiveness of PUGAR on income was analyzed using T-test. The test result showed that there were income differences in Kedungmutih and Kedungmalang Village before and after the implementation of PUGAR. This finding showed that PUGAR was proven as an effective program to improve the salt farmers’ welfare through income improvement.