ABSTRAKKomoditas teh mempunyai andil penting dalam perekonomian Indonesia yaitu sebagai penyerapan tenaga kerja, sumber pendapatan petani, devisa negara, mendorong agroindustri pengembangan wilayah dan pelestarian lingkungan. Tujuan penelian ini untuk mengetahui dan mengevaluasi status keberlanjutan penggolahan perkebunan teh rakyat kelompk tani Barokah. Penelitian dilakukan di agroindustri perkebunan teh rakyat kelompok tani Barokah Kecamatan Ciwidey Kabupaten Bandung. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini terdiri atas data primer dan data sekunder. Data primer yang digunakan pada penelitian ini didapat dari hasil pengamatan langsung di lapangan dan wawancara langsung kepada objek penelitian. Data sekunder pada penelitian ini diperoleh dari pihak-pihak terkait seperti Kelompok Tani Barokah, agroindustri teh rakyat, Kantor Desa Lebak Muncang. Selain dari yang sudah disebutkan di atas, peneliti juga menggunakan data sekunder dari studi literatur, jurnal, penelitian terdahulu. Metode analisis menggunakan multidimensional scaling (MDS). Hasil penelitian menunjukan hasil evaluasi keberlanjutan agroindustri perkebunan teh rakyat kelompok tani Barokah, menujukkan semua dimensi yaitu ekologi, ekonomi, sosial, kelembagaan dan teknologi pada kategori cukup. Kata kunci: perkebunan teh, keberlanjutan, multidimensional scaling (MDS)

The imbalance of inter-regional economic development is a common phenomenon that occurs in the process of economic development of a region. This interregional inequality was originally caused by differences in natural resource content and differences in demographic conditions in each region. As a result of these differences, the ability of an area to increase economic growth and encourage the development process also becomes different. Therefore, it is not surprising that in every region there is usually a relatively developed region and a relatively underdeveloped region. This study aims to analyze how big the level of income inequality that occurs between regencies/cities in Banten Province. Identifying the base sector in each district/city in Banten Province, and predicting the base sector in the future in each Regency/City of Banten Province. Data used in this study is secondary data in the form of time series data to see Developments and changes that occur over a period of time. Data analysis used in this research is Location Quotient (LQ), Dynamic Location Quotient (DLQ), Williamson and Thiel Index. The results of this study are inequality that occurred in Banten is measured by using Williamson Index included in the category of Medium Inequality. On the measurement of Thiel Entropy Index, inequality in Lebak Regency is the lowest and Kota Cilegon has the highest imbalance in Banten Province.