Abstract
This study analyzes several factors in which salt production can be produced and also identify the existing knowledge to manage the process as well as equipment of salt making. This study is qualitative research, therefore primary and secondary data of climatology, land typology and land use have been used. The results of this study show there are some factors that affected salt production, including rainfall, soil texture, land contour; and access to seawater. The rainfall is a major factor affecting the success of salt making in Indonesia. Meanwhile, heavy rain has influenced the success of salt production. Soil texture plays an important role in salt production. It is not only due to the effect on the productivity and quality of the water above it but also because of its suitability for the construction of salt ponds and embankment. Seawater access to is also greatly crucial in salt production. Ideal access to seawater is by utilizing tides so that it does not need a machine to pump seawater to the salt production plots.
Highlights
Indonesia as a maritime country has very potential marine and coastal resources, consisting of 17,508 islands with a coastline of 81,000 km as the second longest in the world after Canada
A very contradictory condition occurred in the new order period in which even though the Indonesian government in 1974 made a marine development policy called ”blue revolution”, but the new policy resulted to an action program limited to the motorization of ships and fishing gear that began with the assistance of Purseine ships and Longline ships for tuna in the waters of the Indian Ocean Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) [2]
Salt production in Indonesia's coastal areas has several requirements that must be met. This does not mean that all Indonesian coastal areas can be used for salt production
Summary
Indonesia as a maritime country has very potential marine and coastal resources, consisting of 17,508 islands with a coastline of 81,000 km as the second longest in the world after Canada. Salt production in Indonesia is generally carried out by the method of seawater evaporation. Salt production models in Indonesia use evaporation, which is evaporation of seawater in shallow ponds by taking into account the thickness of seawater in these ponds. This has been applied since the Dutch occupation era on salt commodity in Madura in the production process emphasizing the method of evaporation in shallow ponds to accelerate the evaporation process [4]. Study of coastal area as a salt production land in Indonesia, uses several relevant scientific works to the research problem as a literature review. This research was conducted using a literature review of the scientific work of several experts related to the salt production methods in Indonesia and the factors affecting it. This rainfall is affected by the location and height of a place, i.e. places located on the west or south coast that directly face the west wind have great rainfall
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