PEMBERDAYAAN PETANI RUMPUT LAUT DALAM PENGEMBANGAN EKOWISATA DI DESA LEMBONGAN KECAMATAN NUSA PENIDA KABUPATEN KLUNGKUNG

Abstract

Less understanding of tourism culminate with the helplessness of
seaweed farmers in facing tourism development. To determine the plan in achieving
a solution, then it is divided into three issues such as: (1) How does the shape and
role of each stakeholder in the empowerment of seaweed farmers and development
of existing ecotourism. (2) What benefits are obtained by seaweed farmers in the
development of ecotourism .Empowerment theory, the active community and
structural-functional theory were used to dissect the problem. The qualitative
descriptive method of data collection techniques through observation, interview, and
literature reviews. The data collected were analyzed by descriptive qualitative and
transforming the raw data in the form of fixed data, easy to understand, interpreting,
and presenting the information presented as principal study. The results showed
the empowerment of seaweed farmers in the village of Lembongan requires the
role of all relevant stakeholders through a partnership which is formed to provide
economic and social benefits for the community. The seaweed farmers have to be
given training in managerial, financial aid and supporting infrastructures. After
the independence of seaweed farming community has been considered adequate,
the system of partnerships and mentoring by stakeholders gradually reduced. This
research is also expected to be used as input for the government, tourism industry,
and the seaweed farmers in the development of ecotourism, as well as for academics
and practitioners are expected to conduct further research.