Strengthening Strategy of National Economic Based On Excelent Comodity of Tropical Plantation

Abstract

This study is intended to propose a strategy for strengthening the national economy. As for the basis for strengthening, plantation commodities have a high value of sectoral linkages, a high total linkage impact, and a high output and income multiplier impact. This research used Leontief input-output analysis. The input-output data is obtained from the National Input Output Table published by the Central BPS. The results of the analysis show that: (1) The potential of the plantation sector is significant in contributing to output both among the agricultural sector and in national output, (2) The plantation commodity that has the highest direct forward linkage is Tobacco and the highest in the future is rubber, ( 3) The commodity that has the highest direct and indirect forward linkage is palm oil and backward is tobacco, (4) The plantation commodity that has the highest output multiplier impact is oil palm as well as the highest income multiplier impact, and (5) The leading plantation commodities are Tobacco, Rubber, Palm Oil.