Improvement of Community Economy through Community Empowerment in the Cultivation of Competitive Ornamental Fish in Bogor Regency

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the economic conditions of the community of
competitive ornamental fish cultivation business actors, find out what factors they did in empowering
the community in the field of ornamental fish cultivation, and find out the efforts made by the local
government in overcoming the obstacles that were found when conducting socialization related to
community empowerment in the cultivation of competitive ornamental fish in Bogor Regency. The
research method uses qualitative descriptive methods with an inductive approach; the data collection
tools used are semi-structured interviews, documentation, and observation. The results of the study,
with the existence of fisheries cultivation business actors in Bogor Regency, the people of Bogor
Regency, currently the economic condition is quite good, this explanation is supported by the data of
Bogor Regency's gross regional domestic product in 2011-2015 and 2014-2018, both the gross
regional domestic product Prices Applicable from several indicators of business activity, as well as
gross regional domestic product Constant Prices and gross regional domestic product Economic
Growth Rates from the period 2011-2015 and 2014-2018, where the economic growth rate in 2018 is
predicted to be around 6.21%, this prediction exceeds the prediction of national economic growth
which is only 5.5%. The increase in income per capita, with shown in the ratio from 0.30 to 0.35 in
2017.
Keywords: Economic Improvement, Community Empowerment, Ornamental Fish Cultivation.