THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURE SECTOR ON GROSS REGIONAL DOMESTIC PRODUCTS (GRDP) NORTH SUMATERA PROVINCE
Keywords:
Agricultural Sector and Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP)Abstract
The potential of natural resources owned by each region is an economic potential that can be used in improving people's lives and regional and state revenues. The agricultural sector is a potential sector for the economic growth of communities and regions where this sector contributes to the creation of the economy of society and regions and countries. Based on the result of Location Quotient Method (LQ) analysis, it is known that LQ of agriculture > 1 means that agriculture sector is base economic sector in North Sumatera Province, but there is decrease every year. North Sumatra Provincial Government must make various policies so that the agricultural sector does not continue to decline and if it continues to be left then it will eliminate the economic opportunities of the agricultural sector.
