KERENTANAN PENAMBAK GARAM AKIBAT PERUBAHAN MUSIM HUJAN DI DESA RANDUTATAH, KABUPATEN PROBOLINGGO
ABSTRACT: This paper describes
the vulnerability of salt farmers due to changes in rainy season caused by
climate change. This paper also discusses about its effect on the working
relationship between salt pond owners and salt farmers that need to adapt to
this climate change or managing the risk sharing between parties. Salt farming
is the main source of income of the people in coastal area in Probolinggo, East
Java. The risk of salt pond harvest failure is relatively smaller than shrimp
pond or fish pond. Salt pond farming is less like in to subject to crop disease
or seed mortality, or any other problems that may happen on other farmings.
Nonetheless, the salt farming at present faces difficulties since the global
warming change the rainy season has changed. Usually the rainy and dry season
was predictable, therefore the salt farmers are able to plan their income
sources. Salt farming business is the activity conducted during dry season; and
during rainy season, salt farmer work as crop workers, or fishermen.
Unpredicted rainy season makes salt farmers unable to schedule salt farm
production. The rain melts the salt, therefore the salt farmer has to start all
over again.
Penulis: Ary Wahyono
Kode Jurnal: jpantropologidd120088
