AGROPOLITAN AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN INDONESIA: A CASE STUDY OF LANGKAPLANCAR DISTRICT, WEST JAVA

Minimising the inequality of development among regions is a goal continuously pursued by developing countries. Indonesia is no exception. For this purpose, the creation of an Agropolitan region has been conceived as a doable way of reducing the regional development gaps in West Java Province. The idea is to turn the agricultural sector of Pangandaran Regency into an Agropolitan Area in which the Langkaplancar District is to play a vital role. This study examines the position and role of Langkaplancar District in the agropolitan concept of Pangandaran Regency. Primary data were gathered from the analysis of the rice commodity productivity, the analysis of the availability of facilities and infrastructure, land suitability analysis, and population analysis. The results of the analyses reveal that Langkaplancar District plays a role as a raw material producer area due to the suitability of agricultural land there, and the presence of superior commodities in the form of lowland rice which has the highest productivity value in Pangandaran Regency. Langkaplancar District also has supporting facilities and infrastructure to serve as a raw material producing area. Thus, the development strategy that can be used by Langkaplancar District as a raw material producer in the Agropolitan Area of Pangandaran Regency is a progressive growth-oriented strategy which is designed to achieve growth in either sales, assets, profitability or a combination of the three.

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