Productivity Analysis and Disparities of Agricultural and Industrial Development in Riau Province

Abstract

The agricultural sector is a business field that plays an important role in driving the economy of the community in Riau Province. The productivity of the population working in the agricultural and industrial sectors needs to be improved by not ignoring the balance between sectors. Based on these conditions, the objectives of this study are (1) Analyzing the productivity development of the Agriculture and Industry Sector in the Regency / City area in Riau Province. (2) Determine the level of productivity disparity in the agriculture and industry sectors between regency/city areas in Riau Province.The results of this study indicate that areas in Riau Province with low productivity of people working in the agricultural sector are Rokan Hulu, Dumai, Pekanbaru, and Indragiri Hulu. The medium categories are Rokan Hilir, Bengkalis, Kampar and Indragiri Hilir. The high category is in the districts of Kuantan Singingi, Pelalawan, Siak, and KepulauanMeranti. While the productivity of the population who work in the industrial sector with a high category is Kuantan Singingi Regency. The medium categories are the districts of Kampar, Rokan Hilir, Dumai, Bengkalis, Siak, Pelalawan, and Indragiri Hulu. The lower categories are Rokan Hulu, Pekanbaru, Meranti Archipelago, and Indragiri Hilir. The level of inequality of productivity of the population working in the agricultural sector between regencies/cities in Riau Province is included in the low category with a trend of inequality that continues to decline. In 2008 the level of productivity inequality of the population working in the agricultural sector in Riau Province was 0.286 points and in 2018 it was 0.196 points. The level of inequality of productivity of the population working in the industrial sector in Riau Province during the period 2008-2018 is still in the medium category with a trend of inequality that continues to decline. In 2008 it was 0.493 points and in 2018 it was 0.314 points.

Keywords: Productivity development, productivity disparity, agriculture and industry sectors between regencies and cities in Riau Province.

DOI: 10.7176/JESD/10-22-15

Publication date: November 30^th 2019