Penentuan Komoditas Unggulan Pertanian Kabupaten Ogan Komering Ulu Timur

The objectives of this study are (1) to know the leading subsector in agricultural sector (2) to identify
potential commodities in each agriculture subsectors in East Ogan Komering Ulu District, (3) to determine pattern
of subsectors and leading commodities of agricultural sector in Ogan Komering Ulu Timur District. Time series
date are used in this study namely PDRB data based on current price (2007-2011) and agricultural commodities
harvested area during range time 5 years (2008-2012).
The result of analysis that food-stuff crop subsector and of plantation crop subsector represent is leading
agricultural subsector in OKU Timur District. Leading agricultural commodities are cucumber, spinach, swamp
cabbage, banana, chayote, chilli dan paddy. Leading plantations crops are pepper, cocoa, kapok, rubber and
coconut hybrid.
Growth patterns of leading subsectors and commodity in agricultural sectors int Ogan Komering Ulu
Timur District consist of Plantation and forestry subsector as grow fast subsector. While crops subsector
foodscrops subsector includes advanced but depressed, while Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, includes subsector
lagging behind Some of leading commodities such as foodscrops subsector consisting of corn, spinach, banana and
sapodilla is a commodity advance and grow fast; while rice, sweet potato, eggplant, cucumber, squash, Duku,
mango, Jackfruit, rambutan and barking is a grow fast commodity; whereas peanuts, saybeans, kale, durian and
mangosteen is advance but depressed commodity; cassava, green beans, string beans. chili is great, cayenne
pepper, tomato, avocado and starfruit are commodities lagging behind The leading commodities crops such as
rubber and pepper plantations are advance and grow fast commodity; while cocomul, cocoa, cotton and sugar
included grow fast commodity: while palm oil is a commodity advance but depressed for coffee and hazelnut
included commodities lagging behind.