THE COPING STRATEGY OF THE SEAWEED FARMING WORKERS IN RANDUSANGA VILLAGE, BREBES

Gatot Sasongko,Harmashinta Wahyu Arina,Yustinus Wahyudi

doi:10.23969/trikonomika.v18i1.1237

Abstract

The seaweed farming workers at Randusanga Wetan and Kulon village were facing a problem which also affecting their welfare, mainly their income. They could not decide their exact income because of their employment status, production and price instability. Coping strategy, which had been implemented, was one way to solve their problem as it made a connection and an active strategy. The form of ‘connection’ negotiated the portion of profit-sharing and enabled a household to borrow some money. Then, the active strategy was implemented by wild crab fishing, involving family member, intercropping with fish, working for 2-3 farmers, and utilizing ‘sumpil’. This way, they could achieve a good welfare while at the same time, kept producing for their income.

Highlights

As the largest archipelagic country with an area of about three-quarters of the total area, Indonesian waters have 27.2 percent of all flora and fauna species found in the world
Based on the background and the problems raised, this study aims to look at the coping strategies carried out by the seaweed farming workers in a case study in Randusanga Wetan and Kulon Villages in facing the pressures from the risk of employment status, production uncertainty and price instability
The seaweed farming cultivation in Brebes was originated from losses caused by the cultivation of milkfish and shrimp

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Introduction

As the largest archipelagic country with an area of about three-quarters of the total area, Indonesian waters have 27.2 percent of all flora and fauna species found in the world. Types of marine aquaculture commodities include seaweed, shrimp, and various types of fish such as grouper, snapper, milkfish and so on. During the period of 2011-2015, seaweed has become a leading commodity in the marine aquaculture and its production has increased to 17.37 percent every year (Table 1). Indonesia is the second largest country of aquaculture producer in the world, with a total production of 14.7 million tons worth of USD 10.56 billion. Indonesian aquaculture has grown at an average of 21% per year since 2000, and is one of the 20 largest aquaculture producers in the world in 2014 (KKP, 2016)

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