BACKWARD DAN FORWARD LINKAGE SEKTOR PERTANIAN DALAM RANGKA PENINGKATAN PENDAPATAN PROVINSI SUMATERA BARAT (PENDEKATAN INPUT OUTPUT)

Abstract

The agricultural sector is an important sector in West Sumatra because more than 50% of the population works in the agricultural sector. West Sumatra is one of the provinces in Indonesia that has the best rice producing potential in Indonesia, but the large number of conversions of rice fields to other uses has caused the West Sumatra region to experience a decrease in land area from year to year. This study uses the Input-Output Analysis method, which is a form of inter-sectoral analysis by analyzing transactions of goods and services between sectors. The entries along the rows of the I-O table show the allocation of output produced by a sector to meet intermediate and final demand. This study aims to determine the backward linkages (Backward Linkage) and forward linkages (Forward Linkage) and determine the leading sectors (Key Seckor) of agriculture in West Sumatra. The results of this study: the leading agricultural sector, meaning the forward linkage and backward linkage values are >1. These sectors are rice,
corn, tuber crops, peanuts, legumes, rubber, oil palm, coffee, cinnamon, and chocolate