Abstract:
This research was carried out in the Lima Puluh Kota Regency with the aim of
knowing and analysing the role of the commodity gambir towards the economy of the
Lima Puluh Kota Regency (the sector of agriculture, sub the sector of the plantation,
PDRB and the export).
The kind and the source of the data that was used in this research were the secondary
data that was received from agencies or agencies that were connected with this
research and did intervieu with related agencies. The analysis method of the data that
was used in this research was by using the analysis that was descriptive that is
analysing the data with researched, gathered, processed, afterwards took the
conclusion.
From results of the research was known that the commodity gambir played a role
towards the economy of the Lima Puluh Kota Regency, dimna from the sector of
commodity agriculture gambir gave the contribution that always increased, from sub
the sector of the commodity plantation gambir gave the relative contribution
increased, was seen from the domestic product regional gross (PDRB) the commodity
gambir gave the positive contribution but also experienced the increase and the
export contribution gambir against the domestic product regional gross (PDRB) gave
the positive and fluctuating contribution. In connection with this matter then was
suggested by Regional Government fifty Kota to maintain the commodity gambir as
the promoter of the economy, so as to have the role that was again better towards the
economy of the Lima Puluh Kota Regency.
