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Classwork Exercise and Series : Agro-Allied Industries And Their Relationship Between Agriculture

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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