ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR’S CONTRIBUTION TO ECONOMY OF CENTRAL KALIMANTAN PROVINCE, INDONESIA

Abstract

The aim of economic development is to achieve prosperity for all people equally by improving their quality of life to a better level. Economic dynamics give rise to varying levels of economic growth in each region, in accordance with the potential of each region. The development of the region's superior potentials is expected to be able to increase economic growth. Central Kalimantan continues to experience an increase in GRDP from year to year, one of which is in the field of agricultural sector businesses, including sub-sectors of food crops, horticulture, plantations, livestock, agricultural services/hunting, and forestry. This research is conducted to identify which sectors and sub-sectors are the superior (base), to understand their roles and shifts in the economy, to determine the typology of agricultural sector growth in each district/city, and to examine economic development disparities in Central Kalimantan Province. The research results show that the agricultural sector and the sub-sectors of plantations, agricultural services/hunting, and forestry are the base sectors. Economic growth shifts show that almost all sub-sectors have positive values (+), indicating progressive development. However, the slow growth of the forestry sub-sector is influenced by competitiveness factors. The Klassen typology analysis indicates a shift from quadrant I (rapidly growing) to quadrant II (stagnant growth) during the period of 2012-2021 due to the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the level of economic development inequality in Central Kalimantan Province, using the Williamson index, still falls into the low category, indicating that the regional development level is still relatively even.

Keywords

• base
• economic structure
• typology
• economic development inequality