Strategy for Strengthening Village Potentials: An Effort to Improve the Economy and Development in Karama Village, Tinambung District, Polewali Mandar Regency

Abstract

Karama Village is one of the villages in the Tinambung District, Polewali Mandar Regency. This village is located in the coastal area and is one of the centers of fishery production in Tinambung District. In addition to large fishery production, Karama Village also has tourism potential in the form of coastal and cultural tourism objects. However, the potential of natural resources in Karama Village has not yet provided a maximum economic impact on village development and the welfare of its people. This can be seen from people's lives, which is not good because the environment where they live is slums, many children drop out of school and most of the people still live the poverty line. The condition of Karama Village is a description of most of the villages in Polewali Mandar Regency. Karama Village shows that the potential of natural resources that are not maximized will be a problem in improving the economy and village development. Therefore, it is necessary to study the strategy of strengthening village potential as an effort to improve the economy and village development. The research methodology used in this study is a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis (mixed method). Determination of strategies to strengthen the village's potential as an effort to improve the economy and development of Karama Village is formulated through three analytical methods, namely: SWOT analysis, Penta Helix analysis and AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) analysis. The results of the study from the three analyses above show that Karama Village is one of the villages that has the potential as a Minneapolitan area, where part of the territory has the main economic function consisting of production, processing, marketing, and fishery commodities. The potential of the village as a Minneapolitan area is expected to become a center of economic growth and become a center of fishery production as a driver of the people's economy, which not only has an impact on the welfare of the village community but also contributes to the development of the Polewali Mandar Regency.