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Investment prospect which can be developed in North Sumatra Province varies with the availability of opened sectors for capital investment, either Foreign or Domestic investments. A. Palm Oil Processing Industry Palm oil processing industry is good to be developed, due to the abundantly available raw material in North Sumatra and he increasing world need of CPO. Data from the year 2008 shows that the area of Government Palm Plantation was 278,272.28 ha (6% increase within the period of 2006-2008), with a total production of 14,495 tons. In the same year, the area of household Plantation was 367,741.02 ha (8% increase within the period of 2006-2008), with a total production of 14,495,450 tons. Locations :
 B. Cooking Oil Industry Cooking oil industry is highly profitable as it has a good market prospect, due to the abundantly available raw material in North Sumatra. Locations :
C. Oleochemical Industry Oleochemical products consist of Stearic Acid, Glycerine, Fatty Acid and Fatty Alcohol. The need for oleochemicals is huge, therefore the developing this industry will be highly profitable. Locations :Â
D. Processed-Rubber Industry Processed-rubber Industry is good to be developed, with the support of the abundantly available raw material in North Sumatra. In the year 2008, the area of Rubber Plantation was 350,218 ha, with a total production of 450,000 tons. Locations :
E. Livestock Food Industry With the growth of farming in North Sumatra, the need for livestock food increases. In 2008, the area of corn cultivation in North Sumatra 318,569 ha with a total production of 953,541.51 tons. With the huge potential of raw material and need for livestock food, livestock food industry needs to be developed. Locations :Â
F. Fruit Processing Industry Fruit processing industry is opened for development, using raw materials such as markisa (marquisa/passion fruit), rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), coconut, pineapple, salak (Salacca edulis) and banana. Locations :Â
A. Integrated Business Center Area Cities in North Sumatra Province are opened for business center area development. In this case, the business center area is for office, shop, bank and retailer in very strategic locations. Locations :Â
B. Large Industrial Area The development of large industrial area is very likely with the support of complete facilities and infrastructure. Locations :
C. Seaport Warehousing The large import/export trade transactions need large storages for merchandise. Part of merchandise import/export traffic is via seaport. As the quantity of imported/exported merchandise is huge, it needs a huge warehousing facilities, so warehouses are good to be developed. Locations :Â
The business in sectors of agriculture and plantation is very good to be developed in North Sumatra Province. Other than several business sector mentioned below are cultivation of pineapple, banana and seaweed. A. Palm Plantation To fulfill the need for CPO and palm cooking oil, the palm plantation is very worth developing. Production of palm oil in North Sumatra in the year 2006 which reached more than 3 million tons, was not enough to fulfill the need for CPO, either for local or world need. Natural condition and the availability of land are very supportive to developing palm oil plantation. Locations :
B. Corn Cultivation To fulfill the need for livestock food, corn cultivation is very worth developing. The production of corn in the year 2008 which reached 1,098,969 tons, was not enough to fulfill the need for raw material for livestock food. Locations :
C. Coffee Cultivation and Processing Commodities of robusta and arabica coffee from North Sumatra are very much liked in International market. The need for these types of coffee is very high, therefore their cultivation and processing is very good to be developed. Locations :
D. Potato Cultivation Potato as a food commodity is good to be developed. With the large demand of vegetables by countries like Singapore and Malaysia, potato cultivation is worth developing. Locations :
E. Tobacco Tobacco is one of the export commodities worth developing. Proper land condition will result in the best quality tobacco. Deli tobacco is very famous to the world market in Bremen. Locations :
F. Ginger Cultivation Ginger is a plant which is widely used as spice for food, beverages, and drugs. There are many varieties of ginger plant. Large quantity of dried ginger is exported to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and Australia. Locations :
Sectors of fishery and farming produce export commodities worth developing, particularly the fishery sector, where major fishes produced are export commodities. Products of farming sector are not enough to fulfill local needs. A. Shrimp Hatchery Shrimp hatchery is highly needed by shrimp cultivation business. The need for shrimp broods is still high, so this business sector is worth developing. Locations :
B. Shrimp Cultivation Shrimp is a continually increasing export commodity. Types of shrimp usually developed are windu shrimp/tiger prawn. Locations :
C. Grouper Fish Cultivation Market prospect of Grouper fish is very good. This fish has a very delicious taste and draws high interest of local consumers and foreign consumers, especially from Japan, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and United States of America. Locations :
D. Seaweed Cultivation As a raw material for cosmetics and food, seaweed is very much liked in International market. Seaweed cultivation is also very good to be developed. Locations :
Mining sector is worth developing due to the availability of limestone, feldspar, kaolin, and sulfur. Mining sector is worth developing, considering that these materials are available in moderate amount. Locations :
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