Identifikasi Komoditas Tanaman Pangan Unggulan di Kabupaten Indramayu Melalui Analisis LQ (Location Quotient): Identification of Leading Food Crop Commodities in Indramayu Regency through LQ (Location Quotient) Analysis

A leading commodity (base) has a comparative and competitive advantage over similar commodities in a region. Indramayu Regency has several superior food commodities that have great potential to be developed because they are supported by its agricultural land resources. The purpose of this research is to identify the superior food base commodities in Indramayu Regency through the LQ method. The research was conducted in Indramayu Regency in February-March 2020. The research location was determined purposively. The data collected is secondary data obtained from the Agriculture Office of Indramayu Regency, namely time series data on harvested area and food crop production in Indramayu Regency for a period of five years (2015-2019). The results showed that the distribution of the most superior food commodities in Indramayu Regency was rice. Kroya and Terisi Districts have the most superior food commodities, namely corn, soybeans, peanuts, cassava and sweet potatoes. The green bean commodity in Kedokan Bunder District has the highest LQ value> 1 among all food crops. Keywords: Basis, comparative, competitive, Indramayu, riceKomoditas unggulan (basis) memiliki keunggulan komparatif dan kompetitif terhadap komoditas sejenis di suatu wilayah. Kabupaten Indramayu memiliki beberapa komoditas pangan unggulan yang berpotensi besar untuk dikembangkan karena didukung oleh sumberdaya lahan pertaniannya. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengidentifikasi komoditas unggulan berbasis pangan di Kabupaten Indramayu melalui metode LQ. Penelitian dilakukan di Kabupaten Indramayu pada bulan Februari-Maret 2020. Penentuan lokasi penelitian ditentukan secara purposive. Data yang dikumpulkan merupakan data sekunder yang diperoleh dari Dinas Pertanian Kabupaten Indramayu meliputi data time series luas panen dan produksi tanaman pangan di Kabupaten Indramayu selama kurun waktu lima tahun (2015-2019). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebaran komoditas pangan unggulan paling banyak di Kabupaten Indramayu adalah padi. Kecamatan Kroya dan Terisi memiliki komoditas pangan unggulan paling banyak yaitu jagung, kedelai, kacang tanah, ubi kayu, dan ubi jalar. Komoditas kacang hijau di Kecamatan Kedokan Bunder memiliki nilai LQ>1 paling tinggi diantara semua tanaman pangan. Hasil penelitian ini bisa menjadi bahan informasi tentang potensi pengembangan komoditas pangan ke depan di Kabupaten Indramayu. Kata Kunci : Basis, komparatif, kompetitif, Indramayu, pad