PERANAN SEKTOR PERTANIAN TERHADAP PEREKONOMIAN KABUPATEN AGAM

Abstract

Agriculture is one of the sectors that contribute greatly of the economy, GDP is one of the indicators for the economy. On the farm’s own Agam is a flagship sector, it is apparent from the agriculture sector GDP value greater than other sector. Although GDP agricultural sector is the largest sector of the investment, but this is not the most massive. Meanwhile, the quality of human resources in the agricultural sector of the work belongs to the low, therefore the necessary existence of the accompaniment for the farmers through the agricultural extension officers. The purpose of this research is to analyze the GDP growth of the agricultural sector, the agricultural sector investment and agriculture extension officers against GDP Agam. This study uses secondary data collected through literature study good books, research journals, as well as the source of data for specific instances of some publications. This research uses a linear multiple regression analysis, where the t-test showed that individually have all independent variables influence the dependent variable and significantly to test-F independent variable indicates that simultaneously affect significantly to the dependent variable.

Keywords : GDP, agriculture, investment, extension officer