The Contribution of Agricultural Sector Oneconomic Districts/Cities in North Sumatra Province

Abstract

ABSTRACT The agricultural sector is one of the most potential sectors to the growth and development of national economy, both in terms of income and employment. The contribution of the agricultural sector in Indonesia's development is no doubt. The purpose of this research is to know the contribution of agriculture sector in North Sumatra and contribution of agriculture sector to GRDP in every district/city in North Sumatra. The data used in this research is secondary data. The data collected is time series data from 2010 until 2014. Data analysis using description method and Location Quotion (LQ) method. The results showed that the agricultural sector is the sector that gives the largest contribution in the economy of North Sumatra. However, this contribution tends to decline from 2010-2014. The agricultural sector is a basic sector in 23 districts/cities in North Sumatra. Five districts/cities have the highest agricultural sector LQ scores are Kabupaten Karo (LQ 2.35), Nias Barat (LQ 2.33), West Phakpak Barat (LQ 2.31), Simalungun (2.26) and Nias Utara (LQ 2.20). Keywords :GDRP, Agriculture, LQ