Analisis Penetapan Pusat Pelayanan Kawasan Sentra Produksi Pertanian Tanaman Pangan di Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai

Abstract

Serdang Bedagai Regency is one of the regions in North Sumatra that has great potential in the development of food crops, especially rice and crops. The agricultural sector in Serdang Bedagai Regency is the main livelihood of the community and is the mainstay of the economic sector. However, Serdang Bedagai Regency has not determined the service center of the food crop agricultural production center area to make it easier for agricultural actors to determine downstream products. This study aims to determine the service center of agricultural production centers in the sub-sector of food crops in Serdang Bedagai. The method used in this study is descriptive using secondary data sourced from the relevant agencies in Serdang Bedagai and the Central Bureau of Statistics Serdang Bedagai. The analysis methods used are Location Quotient (LQ), localization coefficient, Guttman scalogram index analysis, Marshall centrality index analysis, and gravity index analysis. The results of this study indicate the distribution of the level of spatial localization of basic food crop commodities spread across all districts in Serdang Bedagai Regency; and the determination of service centers in Serdang Bedagai regency located in Perbaungan District.