Classwork Series {SS1 – Agricultural Science}: Agro-Allied Industries And Their Relationship Between Agriculture

WEEK 1

Agricultural Science S.S.S 1

TOPIC: Agro-Allied Industries And Their Relationship Between Agriculture

 Content

 Agro-Allied industries are industries which depends on Agriculture for their raw-materials so as to operate successfully in the production of finished goods that are useful to animals and humans.

Relationship Between Agriculture and Industry

1. Agriculture provides food for industrial workers.
2. Industries produce machinery and equipment for agricultural uses e.g. tractors, ploughs, cutlass, hoes, etc.
3. Agriculture can provide market for industrial products e.g. farm machinery, chemicals, fertilizers, etc.
4. Agriculture and industry compete for labour.
5. Rise in agriculture income due to good management can also bring about good development in the industrial sector.
6. Industries provide a large range of products that the farmer wants to buy.
7. Agriculture provides raw materials for industries.
8. Industries produce agro-chemicals for agriculture uses e.g. pesticle, fertilizers, vaccines, herbicides, etc.
9. Industries provide storage facilities for agricultural produce like milk, fruits, meat stored in silos, cans.
10. Agriculture also allows a shift of factors of production like land to industries.

Agro-based Industries	Raw Materials Used
Beverage Industry	Coffec,cocoa and tea
Soap industries	Oil seeds/oil
Feed mill	Cereal and grains
Tyre industries	Rubber latex
Sugar industries	Sugar cane
Paper industries	Pulp wood
Starch industry	Cassava and maise
Breweries	Cereals
Textile and Ginnery	Cotton
Tobacco industry	Tobacco leaves
Fruit canning industry	fruits
Oil milling industry	Oil seed

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