Identifikasi Pemberdayaan dan Sertifikasi Halal Pada UMKM oleh Lembaga Zakat di Bangkalan Madura

Abstract

Indonesia Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Guarantee emphasizes that food, medicine, cosmetics and other products must be halal certified, which not only applies to products of large companies, but also targets MSME. Apart from going through a special self-declaration route for simple products for free, most MSMEs such as processed products from slaughter, pentol sellers, meatballs need to get service facilitation, which can be taken from social institution posts, such as zakat, infaq and shodaqaoh. Zakat management institutions are one of the institutions that collect, manage and distribute social religious funds, which are intended to improve economic levels, either consumptively or productively. With approximately 166,000 MSMEs in Bangkalan Regency, the participation of social religious institutions is needed to support the halal certification policy. This research used qualitative method, descriptive analytical with empirical approach. Data collection through interviews, observations and documentation studies at zakat management institutions in Bangkalan. The results showed that zakat management institutions in Bangkalan have not facilitated the halal certification process for MSME, apart from the fact that there has been no socialization from zakat institutions at the central level to play an active role in the program, also concerns about the h}add al-kifayah standard for mustahiq need to be emphasized so that the limits of zakat distribution for empowerment and acceleration of halal certification programs are right on target and right based on sharia provisions, it is necessary to identify the income of MSMEs so that the mustahiq category can still be accommodated.

The Role of Islamic Philanthropic Institutions in Accelerating the Halal Certification Program for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)

“…Most of the previous publications show how to educate and improve literacy about the halal certification process without the role of Islamic philanthropic institutions (Maesyaroh et al, 2022;Moerad et al, 2021;Mustakim et al, 2022;Nurani et al, 2020). The researchers only found one previous study conducted by Choiri & Ma'adi (2023), which analyzed the role of zakat institutions in supporting the process of halal-certified MSME products in Bangkalan, Madura.…”

“…Indonesia Law Number 33 of 2014 concerning Halal Product Guarantee emphasizes that food, medicine, cosmetics, and other products must be halal certified, which not only applies to the products of large companies but also targets micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) (Choiri & Ma'adi, 2023). The halal industry has the potential to develop, supported by the gradual implementation of mandatory halal regulations according to Law No.…”

“…The acceleration of the halal certification process, especially for MSMEs, is supported by the Halal Product Assurance Organizing Agency (BPJPH). In 2022, the SEHATI program was launched for MSMEs with a quota of up to 25,000 halal certificates (Choiri & Ma'adi, 2023). This limited funding from the state through BPJPH needs to be supported by various other institutions, such as Islamic philanthropic institutions, organizations, and private companies, through their social funds, to support the process of accelerating the halal certification program for these MSMEs.…”

“…Apart from going through the special self-declaration route for simple products free of charge, most MSME zakat management institutions are institutions that collect, manage, and distribute social religious funds, which are intended to improve the economic level of society, both consumptively and productively. Choiri & Ma'adi (2023) explained that zakat management institutions in Bangkalan Regency have not facilitated the halal certification process for MSMEs. This is due to the absence of socialization from zakat institutions at the central level to play an active role in the program.…”

“…Then, research related to Islamic philanthropy and empowerment was carried out by (Adinugraha et al, 2023;Alwi et al, 2021;Murti, 2017;Sholikhah et al, 2021). However, to the best of the researcher's knowledge, there is only one study that focuses on the role of Islamic philanthropic institutions and MSME halal certification conducted in Bangkalan, Madura (Choiri & Ma'adi, 2023). Research related to the role of Islamic philanthropic institutions in encouraging MSME halal certification is important, especially regarding how schemes can be implemented.…”