STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF THE SWALLOW BIRD'S NEST BUSINESS ON THE ECONOMY OF THE BERLIAN MAKMUR VILLAGE COMMUNITY

Abstract

Swallows are a very special type of bird. Swiftlet nests come from the saliva of birds of the Collocalia fuciphaga species which are used as a place to lay their eggs. This research was conducted in Berlian Makmur Village, Sungai Lilin District, Musi Regency in July 2020. The method used in this research was qualitative, namely collecting data by observation and interviews with resource persons, namely the people of Berlian Makmur Village who own a swallow business and the people who live around the owner. 30 people in the swallow's nest business. The research results obtained show that there is an influence of swallow's nests on changes in the community economy in Berlian Makmur Village, this can be seen from the results of the questions asked, interviews and observations carried out by researchers. The Berlian Makmur Village community has 17 white nest swallow bird nest entrepreneurs. The swallow's nests can be harvested every month by looking for nests that are ready to harvest in the swallow's nest building. Having a swallow business in Berlian Makmur Village can increase people's income and improve the community's economic level. The people of Berlian Makmur Village are included in the rich group or the equivalent of a rice exchange rate of >960 kg/capita/year after some of the people running the swallow business experienced economic changes.