Achmad Tjahja Nugraha, Gunawan Prayitno, Arman
Banjar Regency is the most popular regency in South Kalimantan Province. Banjar owns typical economic activities if compared with other regions. Those activities include agriculture and coal and diamond mining. This study is aimed to disclose competitiveness and policy formulation to agricultural product added value. The analysis applied in this study is Economic Growth Rate Analysis, Sector Contribution to Gross Regional Domestic Product (PDRB) Analysis, Loqation Quotient Analysis and Shift Share Analysis. The result of this study shows low competitiveness in agricultural sector due to low product diversification and relatively high competitiveness in mining sector due to massive mining exploitation. Government policy formulation is intended to improve competitiveness by means of technological development and product value increase particularly agriculture.
Department of Agribusiness, Syarif Hidayatullah Islamic State University, Indonesia; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Brawijaya, Indonesia; Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia
