European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online) Vol.10, No.36, 2018 27 Factors Determining the Success of the Independent Economic System, Case Study of Shrimp Farming in Indonesia M Yusuf S Barusman * Appin Purisky Redaputri Faculty of Economy, University of Bandar Lampung Jl. Zainal Abidin Pagar Alam No.26, Labuhan Ratu, Kedaton, 35142, Bandar Lampung, Indonesia Abstract Bumi Dipasena shrimp pond is one of the largest shrimp ponds in Indonesia. Various tidal conditions and conflicts occur in the management of partnership patterns and business patterns ranging from the eighties to finding a turning point in 2013 with independent revitalization. Bumi Dipasena has eight villages, each of which has its own village government. In one harvest, the turnover reaches billions of rupiah. The uniqueness of the partnership and business pattern that is currently being implemented is the existence of a business risk sharing and risk sharing system (CRU) with a profit sharing system consisting of a risk sharing system, a sharing system for infrastructure and an infrastructure distribution system. This pattern can form an independent economic system that can liberate farmers slowly from debt bondage. For that, it is necessary to know what factors are behind the success of Bumi Dipasena so that it can rise from adversity according to the parties involved in it. The method used is a qualitative descriptive approach. In this study data was collected by literature study, field observation and the implementation of In Depth Interview and focus group discussion (FGD) with resource persons who were representatives of the parties involved in Bumi Dipasena.The results obtained are in managing the cultivation business of vaname shrimp, there are several determinants of the success of the business and also the parties related to these factors. The internal factors of the farmers are the shrimp farming management skills, the motivation of the sense of belonging, cooperation and mutual cooperation, discipline, and then commitment to the profit sharing system and the CRU model applied by BUSB in each business unit. In addition to internal factors, external factors that determine the success of the vaname shrimp farm business on Bumi Dipasena are budget or investment capital, quality of shrimp seeds, disease drug technology, pond technology, availability of electricity, access to and out of Bumi Dipasena, village facilities, and climate and season. Keywords: Success Factors, Shrimp Farming, Internal, External 1. Introduction The shrimp farming business on Bumi Dipasena is a business that has long stood and experienced ups and downs. Starting from the end of the eighties Bumi Dipasena is a village with the largest shrimp farming commodity in the world whose business is managed by PT. Dipasena Citra Darmaja (PT DCD). The partnership pattern used by DCD at that time was a plasma-core partnership. This condition did not last long. Around 1990-1999, the economic crisis that hit Indonesia caused PT DCD to experience problems. The turning point of the development of the shrimp ponds on Bumi Dipasena began in 2013. At that time the District Court menggala rejected PT. Aruna Wijaya Sakti (AWS) of 400 plasma farmers in Dipasena, Rawajitu Timur District, P3UW Bone Bones declared the implementation of the "Mandiri Revitalization Program". "Mandiri Revitalization" begins with a commitment from farmers to continue shrimp cultivation by creating a new partnership system that is more just and transparent through an economic platform called the Bumi Dipasena Farmer Cooperative (KPBD). This platform developed into a Village-Owned Enterprise (BUMDes). Currently Bumi Dipasena is managed with a partnership pattern that promotes joint ventures under the Village Owned Enterprises (BUMKAM), and is compiled in one Wind Shrimp Entrepreneur Association (P3UW) (Bumi Producer Dipasena, 2016) 1 Under 8 BUMKAM, in each village, the business of shrimp farming on Bumi Dipasena is getting better. In one harvest for 1 lot or 2 plots of shrimp ponds, they get harvests of around 1,100 to 1,200 kg of shrimp of different sizes so that the turnover can reach sixty to seventy million. If it is reduced by operating costs, then the net profit gained reaches thirty million. In addition, this condition is getting better with the implementation of partnership patterns with the community with partnership, patterns of cultivation, patterns of supervision and unique or different financial patterns that promote an independent economic system. These patterns can form an independent economic system that can liberate farmers slowly from debt bondage that was previously felt when carrying out a plasma core partnership pattern. Based on this pattern, it is necessary to know what factors are behind the success of Bumi Dipasena so that it can rise from adversity according to the parties involved in it. 2. Literature Review 2.1 Partnership Pattern Lan Linton3 said that partnership is an attitude of running a business characterized by long-term relationships, a high-level collaboration, mutual trust, where suppliers and customers trade with each other to achieve shared