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The Empowerment Strategy of Gapoktan Toward an Agribusiness Microfinance Institution in Rural Areas

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Dedi Muhammad Siddiq, Achmad Faqih
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Dedi Muhammad Siddiq
Available Online 7 April 2020.
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10.2991/assehr.k.200402.043How to use a DOI?
Keywords
strategy, empowerment, Gapoktan, microfinance institutions, agribusiness
Abstract

The basic strategy as the effort to strengthen the institution is through community empowerment, optimization of agribusiness potential, and capital funding. The institution is an important tool for running a program. This research intends to find out the work of the Association of Farmers Group (Gapoktan) PUAP Singa Pantura; and get the strategy to empower Gapoktan PUAP Singa Pantura to be an Agribusiness Microfinance Institution in Rural Areas. This research design used a descriptive qualitative method. The writers used a survey technique to collect the data. Based on purposive sampling, the writers selected Gapoktan Singa Pantura as the place of the research. The subject of the research is all member and board of Gapoktan PUAP Singa Pantura that manages the Direct Assistance for Rural Agribusiness Business Development (BLM-PUAP). The total number of all members and board of Gapoktan is 48 people. The finding of this research showed that the level of performance and quality of Gapoktan Singa Pantura in Mertasinga Village, Gunung Jati, Cirebon is optimal. The priority strategy is to utilize the support of the government and the community to establish an Agribusiness Microfinance Institution through using either fund owned by Gapoktan or PUAP capital.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the International Conference on Agriculture, Social Sciences, Education, Technology and Health (ICASSETH 2019)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
7 April 2020
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10.2991/assehr.k.200402.043
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2352-5398
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10.2991/assehr.k.200402.043How to use a DOI?
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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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