AGROPOLITAN: SUATU KERANGKA BERPIKIR BARU DALAM PEMBANGUNAN NASIONAL?

Abstract

The study is aimed to comprehend Agropolitan framework in developing of national policy, and specifically its opportunity in East Java Province. Agropolitan is regional development that is based on broadly agricultural development in term on-farm, off-farm and the supporting sector. Until 2003, it has developed 29 agropolitant areas in each province excluding DKI Jakarta. Fund sharing contribution for the agropolitant development were (i) cetral government, 10 to 20 percent; (ii) province government, 21 to 40 percent; and (iii) regency or municipality government 41 to 60 percent. In East Java, Pasuruan and Sidoarjo regency were proposed as agropolitan area based on some reasons as follows: (i) perform significant entrepreneurship of human resources; (ii) in line with the development plan of Agribusiness Market Center in Jemundo Village, Sidoarjo Regency; and (iii) provide a high access to Tanjung Perak harbor and Juanda International Airport. Both regency areas have resulted leading commodities such as estate plant (mangoes, apple, sugarcane), fisheries (bandeng), horticulture (high altitude vegetables), livestock (cow-milk and poultry), and wood craft and mebellair (from forest product).