Most of women in Medang Hamlet, Village of Sekotong Barat,Nusa Tenggara Barat Province, Lombok, Indonesia, work as salt makers. Instead of drying salty
water by using sunshine, the salt farmers in Medang Hamlet use wood in heating the
salt water.Not much benefit from this effort. Moreover, the salt-making process is
quite long. Ranging from filtering sea water, then boil, boiled water to
precipitate a salt. Within a day, a salt farmer can only make a maximum of 12
kilograms of savory salt. Easy availability of raw materials from the natural
surroundings, which makes them keep trying to survive.The study finds that the income earned from this activity is considerably
low. Since there is no other source of income alternative for the women in this
hamlet, making salt becomes the only job that can be done. The consequence is tha tthe villagers
in this area are still live under poverty line.
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