Abstract
Agricultural is a sector that provides the largest contribution to the economy in North Sumatra Province. The development of fruit production has decreased since 2015. This study aims to identify superior fruits commodities, analyze the development of production for superior fruits commodities, and identify production centers of superior fruits commodities in North Sumatra Province. This study uses secondary data, Namely the time series 2015-2019 period. Data were obtained from the Food Crops and Horticulture Service and the Central Statistics Bureau of North Sumatra Province. The data analysis used is the Location Quotient (LQ) method. The results showed that seven superior fruits commodities were Water Apple (LQ 3.75), Salak (LQ 3.45), Siam Orange (LQ 3.28), Pineapple (LQ 1.58), Durian (LQ 1.35), Sawo (LQ 1.29), and Duku (LQ 1.13). The development of durian, Salak, Duku, and Sawo production shows an increase in the 2015-2019 period. Meanwhile, the development of water apple, Siam Orange, and Pineapple production has shown a decline in production in the 2015-2019 period. The main production centers for each of these superior fruits commodities include Binjai (Water Apple), South Tapanuli (Salak), Karo (Siam Orange). North Tapanuli (Pineapple), Dairi (Durian), South Nias (Duku), and Batubara (Sawo).
Highlights
The agriculture sector is a sector that has become a strategic part of people's lives in the North Sumatra Province
The average Location Quotient (LQ) value in general for fruit commodities is 1.13. This value indicates that the fruit commodities in North Sumatra Province are superior commodities
Partially. the results showed that there were seven superior fruits commodities in North Sumatra Province including Water Apple (LQ 3.75), Salak (LQ 3.45), Siam Oranges (LQ 3.28), Pineapple (LQ 1.58), Durian (LQ 1.35), Sawo (LQ 1.29) and Duku (LQ 1.13)
Summary
The agriculture sector is a sector that has become a strategic part of people's lives in the North Sumatra Province. The agricultural sector plays a role as the main contributor in the formation of GRDP which reached 21.33% in 2020 [1]. The agricultural sector is the sector that absorbs the highest workforce, produces export commodities, and supports the economy. This condition shows that agricultural commodities have the potential to be developed and play an important role in regional development in North Sumatra. High added value and are a source of vitamins. Based on the FAO report, Indonesia is in fifth position as a world tropical fruits-producing country [3]
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