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TOPIC: AGRO-ALLIED INDUSTRIES AND THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY
CONTENT:
- Meaning of Agro-based industry.
- Agro-based industries and their raw materials.
- Relationship between Agriculture and industry
Subtopic 1: Meaning of agro-allied industry
Agro-allied industries are industries that make use of agricultural produce or products as raw material to produce other finished products. It also refers to the produce that the farmers use as an input in the farm. the continuous existence of these industries is made possible through the raw material derived from agriculture. These industries help;
- To provide a market for agricultural products
- Provide employment opportunities,
- Generate income for the government and
- Influence or enhance the development of rural areas.
Sub topic 2: Agro-allied industries and their raw materials:
The following industries make use of agricultural produce or products as raw materials:
Agro-based industries and their raw materials
| Agro-based industries | Raw materials used |
| Textile/Ginnery | Cotton, wool, fur |
| Oil Mill | Oil( from oil seeds) |
| Beverage industry | Cocoa ,coffee ,tea |
| Paper mill/industry | Pulp wood |
| Cigarette/tobacco industry | Tobacco leaves |
| Soap industry | Palm oil (from oil seeds) |
| Fruit canning industry | (Orange, apple, pineapple, strawberry) |
| Tyre and tube industry | Latex(from rubber tree) |
| Sugar industry | Sugarcane |
| Livestock feed mill | Grains (maize, groundnut, soyabeans, etc.) |
| Plastic industries | Latex (from rubber tree) |
| Confectioneries | Cocoa ,butter etc. |
| Flourmills | Maize, wheat etc. |
| Pharmaceutical industries | Neem, Eucalyptus, cotton, insulin from pigs |
| Foam industry | Latex (from rubber tree) |
| Breweries | Maize, wheat, rice, millet, guinea-corn etc. |
| Leather industry or tannery | Hide and skin |
| Plywood industry | Timber wood |
| Meat/Fish canning industry | Meat and fish |
| Perfume industry | Oil (from oil seeds) |
| Sack, Rope, Mat, and Bag industries | Jute, sisal, kenaf, kapok |
| Milk industry | Raw milk from cattle |
| Sawmill | Timber(logs) |
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