Making Halal Food in Processed Fish: From Traditional Knowledge to Fishermen’s Household Awareness in Producing Fish-Processed Halal Food

Darvina Soedarwo, Vina Salviana (Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang)
Saati, Elfi Anis (Universitas Muhammadiyah Malang)

KARSA: Jurnal Sosial dan Budaya Keislaman (Journal of Social and Islamic Culture)
Vol 26, No 2 (2018)

The daily life of the fishermen’s household in Lekok Pasuruan, East Java, Indonesia is still adopting traditional knowledge, especially in their activities in catching   and processing fishes.  This knowledge is inherited from generation to the next. However,  at present they have started making entrepreneurial endeavors although the endeavors are still limited to producing processed fishes in the form of fried fishes that are sold in the nearest markets. The problem encountered by the fishermen community is the stagnation of their welfare due to their relatively low incomes. Therefore, it is necessary to study  the problem and also to guide them in solving the problem. The method of this research is  a Participatory Action Research (PAR) and using Rapid Rural Apraisal (RRA) approach.  The findings of the research is a  model for empowering the fishermen’s household. This model is named integrative-participative model  with entrepreneurial mindset approach.   By using  the model,  the fishermen’s household will be more aware of the weightiness of fish-processed food variations and halal certification for the product that may improve the consumers’ interest in buying the products.