Promoting agro-based export as engine of local economy in North-Sumatra, Indonesia

International Conference on Agribussines, Food and Agro-Technology

Tampubolon, Jongkers^1

Department of Agribusiness, HKBP Nommensen University, Medan, Indonesia^1

关键词: Agro-industry;    Economic growths;    Export value;    Local economic development;    Local economy;    Poverty reduction;    Strategic sectors;    Sumatra , Indonesia;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/205/1/012001/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/205/1/012001

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

In North Sumatera, Indonesia, exports made a contribution to Regional GDP of up to 40 per cent. Approximately 40 per cent of the export value was gained from agro-based products. In order to figure out the impact of agro-based export on local economy, this study pursued to investigate the contribution of agro-based export to: (i) local economic development, i.e. economic growth, (ii) employment creation, and (iii) poverty reduction, and to find out the causality among these variables. The results revealed that agriculture played a very important role in North Sumatra local economy, not only because it was a basis existence for millions households, but also because it is a strategic sector for economic growth, employment creation and poverty reduction, mainly through export of agro-industry products.