Factors Determining the Success of the Independent Economic System, Case Study of Shrimp Farming in Indonesia

Abstract

Bumi Dipasena shrimp pond is one of the largest shrimp ponds in Indonesia. Various tidal conditions and conflicts occur in the management of partnership patterns and business patterns ranging from the eighties to finding a turning point in 2013 with independent revitalization. Bumi Dipasena has eight villages, each of which has its own village government. In one harvest, the turnover reaches billions of rupiah. The uniqueness of the partnership and business pattern that is currently being implemented is the existence of a business risk sharing and risk sharing system (CRU) with a profit sharing system consisting of a risk sharing system, a sharing system for infrastructure and an infrastructure distribution system. This pattern can form an independent economic system that can liberate farmers slowly from debt bondage. For that, it is necessary to know what factors are behind the success of Bumi Dipasena so that it can rise from adversity according to the parties involved in it. The method used is a qualitative descriptive approach. In this study data was collected by literature study, field observation and the implementation of In Depth Interview and focus group discussion (FGD) with resource persons who were representatives of the parties involved in Bumi Dipasena.The results obtained are in managing the cultivation business of vaname shrimp, there are several determinants of the success of the business and also the parties related to these factors. The internal factors of the farmers are the shrimp farming management skills, the motivation of the sense of belonging, cooperation and mutual cooperation, discipline, and then commitment to the profit sharing system and the CRU model applied by BUSB in each business unit. In addition to internal factors, external factors that determine the success of the vaname shrimp farm business on Bumi Dipasena are budget or investment capital, quality of shrimp seeds, disease drug technology, pond technology, availability of electricity, access to and out of Bumi Dipasena, village facilities, and climate and season.

Keywords: Success Factors, Shrimp Farming, Internal, External