MEANING OF AGRO-ALLIED INDUSRIES
Agro-allied industries/Agro-based industries are industries which depend on agriculture for their raw materials in order to operate successfully. In other words, agro-based industries require the supply of agricultural raw materials in order to provide some finished products that are essential for human and animal consumption.
EXAMPLES OF AGRO-ALLIED INDUSTRIES AND RAW MATERIALS USED
The table below shows the examplesof agro-allied industries and the raw materials used in each industry:
| S/N | Agro-based Industries | Raw Materials Used |
| 1. | Oil mill | Oil seeds |
| 2. | Soap industries | Oil seeds/oil |
| 3. | Cigarette/Tobacco | Tobacco leaves |
| 4. | Textile/Ginnery | Cotton |
| 5. | Breweries | Cereals |
| 6. | Fruit canning | Fruits |
| 7. | Paper industry | Pulpwood |
| 8. | Sugar industry | Sugar cane |
| 9. | Plywood/saw mill | Wood |
| 10. | Flour mill | Cereal/grains |
| 11. | Starch | Cassava, maize |
| 12. | Tyre | Rubber latex |
| 13. | Feed mill | Groundnut, maize, etc |
| 14. | Beverage | Cocoa, coffee, tea |
EVALUATION QUESTIONS
- What are Agro-based industries?
- State ten examples of agro-allied industries and the raw materials used.
- State five examples of cereals.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
There is a positive and wide range of relationshipsbetween agriculture and industries. These relationships include the following:
- Provision of Market:Agriculture provides market for industrial products such as farm machinery, chemicals and fertilizer
- Provision of Food: Agriculturealso provides food for industrial workers.
- Provision of Raw Materials: Agriculture provides raw materials such as cocoa, cotton, palm produce and groundnut for industries.
- Competition for Labour: Both agriculture and industry compete for labour.
- Provision of Essential Goods: Industries provide a large range of desirablegoods that farmers want to buy.
- Provision of Agro-chemicals: Industries produce agro-chemicals for agricultural uses. Examples are pesticides, fertilizers, vaccines and herbicides.
- Provision of Storage Facilities: Industries provide storage facilities for agricultural produce e.g. grains, milk, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, etc.
- Provision of Processing Facilities:Industries also provide processing facilities such as grinders, millers, etc for agriculture.
- Provision of Agricultural Tools and Machinery: Industries produce machinery and equipment for agricultural uses. Examples include tractors, ploughs, cutlasses and hoes.
- Development of Industrial Sector: Rise in agricultural income due to efficient and economic factor combination brings about development of industrial sector of the economy.
EVALUATION QUESTIONS
- State seven relationships between agriculture and industries.
- State five essential industrial goods that farmers may want to buy.
- State any three agricultural storage structures produced by industry.
GENERAL EVALUATION/REVISION QUESTIONS
- What are Agro-based industries?
- State five examples of agro-allied industries and the raw materials used.
- State five examples of cereals.
- List out five agro-chemicals being used by farmers.
- State any three agricultural storage structures produced by industry and the produce being stored by them.
- List out five roles of Science and Technology in agricultural development.
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
- Which of these is not a farm machine? A. planter B. incubator C. sowing machine D. plough
- Brewery industry needs …… as a raw material for its production. A. groundnut B. pulp wood
C.cotton D. cereal
- All these are agro-based industries except….. industry A. soap B. textile C. electronics
- paper
- ….is not a storage structure. A. freezer B. silo C. crib D. grinder
- Which of these is a processing structure? A. freezer B. silo C. crib D. grinder
THEORY
- (a) What are Agro-based industries?
(b) State five examples of agro-allied industries and the raw materials used.
- State any three agricultural storage structures produced by industry and the produce being stored by them.
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