Analisis Kontribusi Subsektor Perkebunan Terhadap Pertumbuhan Ekonomi Provinsi Sumatera Utara

North Sumatra Province's plantation sub-sector plays an important role in the economic growth of North Sumatra Province. The largest contributor category to the Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) value of the plantation sector is the plantation sub-sector. However, this value is not in line with the Farmers Exchange Rate (NTP) in the plantation sub-sector, which is lower than other subsectors. The purpose of this study is to analyze how much the contribution of the plantation sub-sector to the economic growth of North Sumatra Province, to analyze the main plantation commodities, and to analyze the GRDP trend of the plantation sub-sector. The methods used are contribution analysis, Location Quotient (LQ) analysis, analysis trend. The results of this study are the contribution of the plantation sub-sector to economic growth of 13.48%, the province's leading commodities, namely rubber, oil palm, cocoa, and tobacco, as well as the trend of GRDP of the plantation sub-sector increasing every year.