Research Article
The Role of Zakat and Wetlands in South Kalimantan’s Village Economy
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-9-2024.2359026, author={Sri Maulida and Haifa Lestari and Muhammad Saleh and Saipudin Saipudin and Akhsanul Rakhmatullah and Nur Latifah and Gauthama Gauthama}, title={The Role of Zakat and Wetlands in South Kalimantan’s Village Economy}, proceedings={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Wetland for Sustainable Development Goals, ICWSDGs 2024, September 9th -- 10th, 2024, Banjarmasin, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={ICWSDGS}, year={2026}, month={7}, keywords={zakat wetland welfare mustahik}, doi={10.4108/eai.9-9-2024.2359026} }- Sri Maulida
Haifa Lestari
Muhammad Saleh
Saipudin Saipudin
Akhsanul Rakhmatullah
Nur Latifah
Gauthama Gauthama
Year: 2026
The Role of Zakat and Wetlands in South Kalimantan’s Village Economy
ICWSDGS
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-9-2024.2359026
Abstract
Wetland areas are the majority characteristic of areas in South Kalimantan. Empowering and utilizing wetland areas is an important step to support development in South Kalimantan Province. One of the main contributors in developing and wetland economy and environment in South Kalimantan is the National Amil Zakat Agency (BAZNAS). BAZNAS implements rural economic development programs targeting mustahik (zakat recipients) through initiatives in livestock, agriculture, and community empowerment.The findings indicate that the distribution of zakat fund and the utilization of wetlands have a significant impact on improving the welfare of mustahik. The regression analysis yielded an F-statistic value of 20.832, which is greater than the critical value of 3.19, with a significance level of 0.000 (p < 0.05). This implies that the independent variables of zakat fund and utilization of paddy land contribute significantly to the improvement of mustahik’s income. The coefficient of determination (R²) value of 48.1% indicates that these variables explain 48.1% of the variation in mustahik income, while the remaining 51.9% is influenced by other factors
