Peranan Perniagaan Produk Berasaskan Hasil Ikan dalam Pembangunan Sosioekonomi Komuniti di Kimanis Papar, Sabah : The Role of Fish Based Product Business to Community Socioeconomic Development at Kimanis, Papar, Sabah

Jabil  Mapjabil; Johan  Johnes; Nuramira Atiqah  Morshidi; Al Malik  Abdullah; Eagan Parir  Jonly; Sim Yoon  Phin; Nur Nabiha Izzati  Wahit

Authors

Jabil Mapjabil Institut Kajian Orang Asal Borneo (BorIIS), Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kedah, Malaysia
Johan Johnes Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Nuramira Atiqah Morshidi Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Al Malik Abdullah Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Eagan Parir Jonly Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Sim Yoon Phin 2 Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Nur Nabiha Izzati Wahit Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

Keywords:

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), micro Entrepreneurs, Traders of Fish Products-Based products, SocioEconomic Development

Abstract

Perikanan merupakan sumber protein dan pemangkin terhadap industri makanan sekali gus menyumbang terhadap pendapatan negara. Pengeluaran produk berasaskan hasil ikan adalah salah satu Perusahaan Kecil dan Sederhana (PKS) yang semakin berkembang pesat di negeri Sabah. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk tinjauan dengan pendekatan kualitatif yang menggunakan kaedah analisis data secara verbatim. Seramai 12 orang informan dari kalangan peniaga produk berasaskan hasil ikan terlibat dalam kajian ini. Kajian ini mendapati perniagaan produk berasaskan hasil ikan di Kimanis tergolong dalam perusahaan mikro. Majoriti peniaga adalah berbangsa Bugis. Seterusnya, peranan perniagaan produk berasaskan hasil ikan dalam pembangunan sosioekonomi komuniti melibatkan sumbangan dalam aspek peluang pekerjaan, sumber pendapatan, peningkatan taraf hidup dan tarikan pelancongan. Hasil kajian turut mendapati peniaga menghadapi pelbagai cabaran dalam mengembangkan produk mereka terutamanya dari aspek modal, persaingan dan pelanggan. Sebagai rumusan, pengeluaran produk berasaskan hasil ikan adalah penting dalam membangunkan sosioekonomi komuniti di Kimanis, Papar.

Fisheries are a source of protein and a catalyst for the food industry, contributing to national income. Production of fish-based products is one of the fastest-growing Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Sabah. This study employed a survey design with a qualitative approach that uses a verbatim data analysis method. A total of 12 informants from fish product based traders were involved in this study. This study found that the fish-based product business in Kimanis belongs to a micro-enterprise. The majority of traders are Bugis. Furthermore, the role of the fish-based product business in the socio-economic development of the community involves contributions in terms of job opportunities, sources of income, living standards, and tourism attractiveness. The study also found that traders faced various challenges in developing their products, especially in terms of capital, competition, and customers. In conclusion, the production of fish-based products is important in the development of the socio-economic community in Kimanis, Papar.