BUMK AS A GROWTH CENTER FOR EMPOWERMENT VILLAGE POTENTIAL IN DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN ECONOMY IN LABANAN MAKARTI VILLAGE BERAU REGENCY

Abstract

One aspect of national development is the economic aspect. Economic development is the focus of national development. Efforts to improve the national economy will be achieved through economic success at the regional level, namely the village. One of the village economic development policies is through the establishment of economic institutions that are fully managed by the community, which in principle originates from the community and returns to the community. The economic institution is called BUMDes or BUMK. The development of Surya Jaya Abadi BUMK will be maximized if it uses the green economy concept.
The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which BUMK Surya Jaya Abadi empowers village potential and to see how far BUMK Surya Jaya Abadi is in developing a green economy in Labanan Makarti Village. This study used a qualitative descriptive method, where the source of the data was obtained from an interview with the Chairman of BUMK Surya Jaya Abadi. Data analysis in this study is to describe the results of interviews that have been obtained.
The results of this study indicate that BUMK Surya Jaya Abadi has succeeded in proving its role in the development of a green economy. In addition, BUMK Surya Jaya Abadi has also succeeded in empowering the potential of villages in Labanan Makarti Village in accordance with the green economy concept. Empowerment of village potential has been able to improve the local economy of the surrounding community. Among them are by opening employment opportunities, being able to become a market for agricultural products from within the village, being able to provide easy access to capital for farmers, and others that are in accordance with the main objectives of the green economy.