Abstract
<p class="apa">The effort to improve human resource quality is not easy to be implemented. This effort becomes more complicated to do when implemented to the group of poor community, especially in this case marginal community of small island. This research analyzes the characteristic of poor household in small island as well as the strategy of poverty eradication through the improvement of human resource quality. This is a qualitative research supported by quantitative approach. Data was collected through in-depth interview, focus group discussion, and survey. Research result indicates that the groups of traditional farmers and fishermen spread out of Karimunjawa islands who are categorized extremely poor and having limited human resource. In one side, Karimunjawa apparently has a potential to be a tourist spot. Karimunjawa inhabitants are interested to take part in economical tourism activity. This study recommends a strategy to eradicate poverty and improve human resource quality through Pro-Poor Tourism (PPT) Approach which is based on vocational tourism training.</p>
Highlights
1.1 BackgroundAs an archipelago country with the 70% sea zone, Indonesia which has more than 17.508 islands faces a problem in terms of improvement and development in small island areas
Poverty in Karimunjawa archipelago is categorized as income poverty, it is caused by the inability of inhabitants in managing and maximizing the potentials of local resources
Poverty in Karimunjawa archipelago can be observed based on the pattern of consumption of households
Summary
As an archipelago country with the 70% sea zone, Indonesia which has more than 17.508 islands faces a problem in terms of improvement and development in small island areas. One of the main problems faced by the small islands inhabitants is poverty. Poverty in small islands becomes main issue to Indonesia as a maritime country. Most of small islands inhabitants’ livelihoods depend on sea sector (fishermen) and agricultural sector (farmers). Typical character of small island causes farmers in small islands facing plurarized in their production process. Limitation of land, limited water availability, limited market access, and the threat of climate change cause the community of farmers becomes a community of small island who is difficult to develop. One of small island areas in Indonesia is Karimunjawa islands
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