Development of Madura Salt Industrialization amid the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

In the last few months, the world’s economy has been disrupted heavily due to a
pandemic known as Covid-19. Salt industry in Indonesia was no exception to this disruption,
causing a dramatic decrease in salt demand from industrial sector due to massive and nationwide
business interruptions. This research analyzed this problem with a qualitative approach to
describe the effects of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic thoroughly to salt industry in Madura,
East Java region of Indonesia. Snowball sampling method was used due to the existence of key
information. The Covid-19 pandemic had adverse impacts on the salt industry in Madura,
including a decrease in the price of salt. The large-scale social restrictions (LSSR) in each area
impeded the flow of salt marketing distribution.