Abstract:
This study aims to analyze the Village Government's Efforts in Empowering Pine Sap Farming
Communities in Bonto Salama Village, West Sinjai District, Sinjai Regency. Informants consisted of the
Village Head, Village Secretary, Community Empowerment Institutions, and the Pine Sap Farming
Community. The focus of this related research is the empowerment of pine resin farming communities in
the management of pine tree sap. The research data were obtained through observation, document review,
and interviews which were selected based on purposive sampling. The results of the research conducted
show that the village government has carried out the duties and functions of the village, namely by
encouraging and motivating the community to carry out tapping activities of pine tree sap as a source of
income for the village community, as well as providing directions and presenting socialization so that the
community gains knowledge about tapping pine tree sap.