Training on Economic Empowerment for Fishermen Community in Ambulu Village, Losari Sub-District, Cirebon Regency, West Java, Indonesia

Sukono Sukono,Soeryana Hasbullah,Riaman Riaman

doi:10.46336/ijeer.v1i2.122

Abstract

The welfare of fishermen in Indonesia is still very low and many of them have not been able to meet their family's daily needs. This is caused by various factors that affect their economic condition. This paper aims to conduct economic empowerment training for fisheries communities in Ambulu Village, Losari District, Cirebon Regency, West Java, Indonesia. In this study, 115 respondents Ambulu village fishermen are included in the study. The reviewed factors include social factors, work system factors, and economic factors themselves in meet the needs of fishermen's family. As much as 79.13% of respondents were able to meet their daily needs, while 20.87% were unable to meet their daily needs. This shows that other efforts are needed from fishermen to fulfil their daily needs in order to improve their welfare.

Highlights

Fishermen have a very important role in the fisheries and marine sectors, as this sector has the potential to become one of the keys to economic growth in Indonesia
This is very concerning for fishermen, because they do not get the life they should be in accordance with the amount of effort and risk in their work
It takes efforts from various parties to improve the welfare of fishermen in Indonesia

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Introduction

Fishermen have a very important role in the fisheries and marine sectors, as this sector has the potential to become one of the keys to economic growth in Indonesia. Anwar and Wahyuni (2019) study that the majority of fishing communities in Indonesia live below the poverty line, even contributing around 25% of the national poverty rate. The risk of losing their lives is not directly proportional to the low level of welfare of fishermen in Indonesia. This is very concerning for fishermen, because they do not get the life they should be in accordance with the amount of effort and risk in their work. It takes efforts from various parties to improve the welfare of fishermen in Indonesia

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