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 maize |
| Breweries | Cereals |
| Textile and Ginnery | Cotton |
| Tobacco industry | Tobacco leaves |
| Fruit canning industry | fruits |
| Oil milling industry | Oil seed |
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