Lesson Note on the Agro-Allied Industries and Relationship Between Agriculture and Industry For SS1

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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;

1. To provide a market for agricultural products
2. Provide employment opportunities,
3. Generate income for the government and
4. 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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