Poverty Trap of Seaweed Farmers in South Sulawesi Province

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10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_82How to use a DOI?

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Poverty; Poverty Trap; Seaweed Farmers

Abstract

Most of the results of academic studies have placed coastal communities, especially the community of seaweed fishermen, in poverty. However, it is difficult to find a fishing village that has economic prosperity evenly. This study aims to look at the portrait of poverty among seaweed farmers in South Sulawesi. This research is an explanatory study that seeks to test the theory and findings of previous research related to the economic status of the heads of households of sea-weed farmers as the main research subject. This research used two types of data, namely secondary data in the form of raw data obtained from the Central Bureau of Statistics and primary data from the results of in-depth interviews. The reality of poverty in the lives of coastal communities, especially seaweed farmers, cannot be separated from the poverty trap proposed by Chambers, which consists of (1) low income, (2) low education, (3) physical weakness, (4) isolation (5) vulnerability, and (6) powerlessness. This research shows that poverty traps individually and collectively encompass the family life of seaweed farming communities in South Sulawesi. Low education, lack of bargaining value, limited capital, and lack of counseling for seaweed farmers become a vicious circle that entangles the lives of seaweed farmers into poverty. Although many government programs have been carried out to alleviate poverty in coastal communities, it is necessary to evaluate the programs that have been carried out, whether they have touched the root of the existing problems or only on the surface.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ika Dewi Perwitasari
AU  - Mansyur Radjab
AU  - Muh Iqbal Latief
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/04/29
TI  - Poverty Trap of Seaweed Farmers in South Sulawesi Province
BT  - Proceedings of the World Conference on Governance and Social Sciences (WCGSS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 773
EP  - 778
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_82
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-236-1_82
ID  - Perwitasari2024
ER  -