Open AccessThe economic feasibility of Gerga's orange (Citrus sp.) agribusiness as a new source of economic growth in Bengkulu, Indonesia
Author(s) -
Andi Irawan,
Rahmi Yuristia
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
economía agraría y recursos naturales/economía agraria y recursos naturales
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2174-7350
pISSN - 1578-0732
DOI - 10.7201/earn.2021.02.02
Subject(s) - agribusiness , poverty , orange (colour) , margin (machine learning) , economics , unemployment , agricultural economics , business , agriculture , economic growth , geography , computer science , biology , horticulture , archaeology , machine learning
This research gave the empirical verification that orange’s agribusiness can be a source of new growth for its center production region, as in case the Gerga’s orange agribusiness for Bengkulu province in Indonesia. It is verified this kind of agribusiness benefited its largest stakeholder, namely farmers, based on parameters such as B/C ratio, farmer's share, and marketing margin. From a macroeconomic perspective, Gerga's agribusiness also can solve macroeconomic problems such as poverty, unemployment, basic needs, and regional minimum wages.