Journal of Regional and Rural Development Planning
Vol. 2 No. 2 (2018): Journal of Regional and Rural Development Planning (Jurnal Perencanaan Pembangu

Analisis Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Kawasan Sentra Produksi Subsektor Tanaman Pangan di Provinsi Sumatera Barat

Fastabiqul Khairad (Andalas University, Jalan Universitas Andalas, Limau Manis, Pauh Kota Padang, 25163, Indonesia)
Melinda Noer (Andalas University, Jalan Universitas Andalas, Limau Manis, Pauh Kota Padang, 25163, Indonesia)
Mahdi Mahdi (Andalas University, Jalan Universitas Andalas, Limau Manis, Pauh Kota Padang, 25163, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
21 Aug 2018

Abstract

This study aims to analyze economic growth of production centers of leading agricultural commodities food crops in West Sumatera Province. The data used in this study are secondary data with descriptive analysis tool by comparing the economic growth: GDP, agricultural sector and food crop subsector in West Sumatera Province before and after the establishment of production centers for food commodities. The productivity level of leading agricultural commodities in each region that has been determined tends to fluctuate and have not always increased. The rate of economic growth reflected in GDP of the food crops actually decreased significantly from 2014 to 2016. This illustrates that the establishment of production center areas has not fully been able to increase the productivity of production centers nor increase the economic growth of food crops subsector, agricultural sector and the overall economic growth rate in West Sumatera Province.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

p2wd

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Civil Engineering, Building, Construction & Architecture Economics, Econometrics & Finance Environmental Science Social Sciences

Description

JP2WD covers topics related to regional science, regional and/or rural planning, regional economics, spatial and environmental planning, regional information system, community development, and public policy. Emphasis are placed on issues related to rural development in developing and middle-income ...