Analyzing Community Initiatives and Government Interventions in Salt Farming Resource Management in Pangkajene and Kepulauan Districts

Community development is a process where all community initiatives (local initiatives) are combined with local government intervention through policies in a development program, especially the management of salt farming resources in Pangkajene and Kepulauan districts, which is expected to have an impact on improving the living conditions of the salt farming community to be more decent. This study aims to determine the model of community initiatives in salt farming resource management, and government interventions in salt farming resource management, as well as the impact of community initiatives and government interventions in salt farming resource management. Meanwhile, the impact of the salt farming community initiative can be seen from three aspects: 1) capabilities, namely the existence of original knowledge obtained through the accumulation of experience from generation to generation; 2) self-organisation ability, namely the existence of togetherness and mutual cooperation values that are still maintained through social activities and in traditional groups; 3) resources/assets, namely that the results of the salt farming business are mostly only to meet the needs of salt farmers and their families (subsistence). Meanwhile, the impact of government intervention can also be seen from three aspects:1) capabilities, i.e. more adequate modern norms that have been institutionalised in the community and relatively provide a guarantee of order; 2) self-organisation capabilities, i.e. changes in social stratification with the emergence of new social organisations with diverse goals and interests; 3) resources/assets, i.e. an increase in income from the implementation of programs related to the management of aquaculture and empowerment of more adequate salt farmers.