Jurnal Teknik Pertanian Lampung (Journal of Agricultural Engineering)
Vol 12, No 3 (2023): September 2023

Identification of Leading Commodity Areas in the Agricultural Sector Based on Historical Data and Land Suitability

Delvi Yanti (Universitas Andalas)
Eri Stiyanto (Universitas Andalas)
Nika Rahma Yanti (Universitas Andalas)
Choiruddin Batubara (Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah, Kabupaten Pasaman, Sumatera Barat)
Ferdian Ariyadi (Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah, Kabupaten Pasaman, Sumatera Barat)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Sep 2023

Abstract

In determining the utilization of the area, many government regulations have been made from the Central, Provincial, and Regional levels using a production data approach. However, it is getting different results with the same slice. The purpose of the study is to identify areas and determine priority agricultural commodities for food crops, horticulture, and plantation groups in Pasaman Regency. Analytical techniques used in Pasaman Regency are LQ analysis, shift share (SS) analysis, and field observation with a stakeholder approach. Based on the research, it is found that LQ and SS were able to determine the leading commodities of food crops, horticulture, and plantations in Pasaman Regency. The main food crop is corn, with the central development area in Tigo Nagari District. The superior horticultural crops and their development areas are chilies in Panti District and mangoes in Mapat Tunggul. The main plantation crop is rubber in a central development location in South Rao District. Keywords: Featured commodities; Historical data; Production; Land suitability; Pasaman  

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JTP

Publisher

Subject

Agriculture, Biological Sciences & Forestry Engineering

Description

Jurnal Teknik Pertanian Lampung or Journal of Agricultural Engineering (JTEP-L) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal. The journal invites scientists and engineers throughout the world to exchange and disseminate theoretical and practice-oriented researches in the whole aspect of Agricultural ...