Adaptation Strategies Of Salt Farming Families In Meeting The Needs Of Life After The Earthquake And Tsunami In Talise Village, Mantikulore District, Palu City

Abstract

This study aims to determine the socio-economic conditions of Talise salt farmers before and after the earthquake and tsunami as well as to examine the adaptation strategies applied by salt farmers in meeting the needs of their families. This research method uses a qualitative approach with data collection techniques through in-depth interviews, documentation studies, and observations. To complete the writing and take informants purposively, so that theoretically they can be held accountable. The location of the research is located in Talise Village, Mantikulore District, Palu City. The number of informants in this study amounted to 5 Talise salt farmers. The results of the study show that the earthquake and tsunami that occurred resulted in the destruction of salination facilities and infrastructure which ultimately also affected the social and economic life of the salt farming community. The destruction of salt ponds has made salt production decrease, so that the income of salt farmers has also decreased. To meet the living needs of their families, Talise salt farmers carry out several adaptation strategies, including ecological adaptation, economic adaptation, and social adaptation. In addition, there are several strategies that salt farmers carry out in surviving after the earthquake and tsunami, including income diversification strategies, family consolidation strategies, savings strategies, network strategies, and technology utilization strategies. By implementing some of these strategies, salt farmers have succeeded in facing the post-disaster crisis and also improving the social and economic conditions of the community so that they are able to meet the living needs of salt farmers' families.