Potency and The Role of Credit Union in Poverty Alleviation Through Perspective Rural Economic Development

Abstract

An empirical study about the Credit Union in the agricultural area which aims to determine the performance of Credit Union in the perspective of rural economic development has been carried out in Kalimantan in mid-2010 through a participatory approach to understanding rural uses group and individual interviews involving interviews, administrators, managers and users of Credit Union. By using qualitative descriptive analysis approach to the Credit Union, deliberately selected samples, obtained a description as follows: (1) The existence of credit union recognized by the community have a strategic role as an intermediary activity of the rural economy, (2) The factual services provided by Credit Union has indicates success, (3) critical factor in the development of credit union for farm situated on the legality of institutional, management capability and management, the economic feasibility of farming and technical assistance clients or service users Credit Union, (4) To initiate growth and development credit union to agricultural development is necessary to increase the capability for Human Resource managers and prospective managers Credit Union, support the strengthening of capital and technical assistance to customers of credit users.