Legal Awareness of MSMEs on the Halal Certification Program for Micro-Medium Business in Banyumas

Abstract

The existence of MSMEs in Indonesia is essential as the backbone of economic growth at the regional level. Unfortunately, the awareness of MSME actors to obtain halal certificates for their businesses is still low. It was found that many MSME actors paid little attention to legal and regulatory aspects. To increase the economic potential of MSMEs, many programs have been carried out by the government to increase the number of halal certification applicants, including the free halal certificate registration program and various funding and assistance programs, but this has yet to receive significant results. Therefore, it is necessary to conduct research that analyzes how, ideally, the legal awareness development model for MSME actors is related to the Halal Certification Program in Banyumas Regency. This research provides a legal analysis of the rules for halal certification for MSMEs and the level of legal awareness related to halal certification in the Banyumas Regency.