Analysis of the Competitive Leading Sector in Agricultural Sub Sectors and the Effect on GRDP in Serdang Bedagai Regency

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries sector is the largest contribution sector to GRDP in Serdang
Bedagai Regency with 39.14 percent average contribution in 2011-2016 (year of conservation). The aims of
this research : (1) to determine the leading sub-sectors in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector in
Serdang Bedagai Regency, (2) to determine the leading of agricultural sub sector effect on GRDP in
Serdang Bedagai Regency. The data in this study were obtained from The Central Bureau of Statistics
(BPS) of North Sumatera Province and Serdang Bedagai Regency. This research used a type of descriptive
research with a quantitative approach. The analysis used in this research are descriptive analysis, location
quotient (LQ), and simple linear regression. The results of this research that the agriculture, livestock and
fisheries sector is the leading sector base in Serdang Bedagai Regency. Agriculture, livestock and service;
and the fisheries sub sector is a leading sub sector of the agriculture, livestock and fisheries sector in
Serdang Bedagai Regency. The fisheries sub sector is the most leading agricultural sub sector in Serdang
Bedagai Regency. Furthermore, the LQ variable in the agriculture, livestock and fisheries sub sector has a
positive and significant influence on economic growth in Serdang Bedagai Regency