CONTENT:
- Meaning of Agro-allied Industries/Agro-based Industries.
- Examples of Agro-allied Industries and Raw Materials Used.
- Relationship between Agriculture and Industries.
Meaning of agro-allied industries
Agro-allied industries/Agro-based industries are industries which depend on agriculture for their raw materials to operate successfully. In other words, agro-based industries require the supply of agricultural raw materials 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 examples of agro-allied industries and the raw materials used in each industry:
| S/N | Agro-based Industries | Raw Materials Used |
| 1. | Oil mill | Oilseeds |
| 2. | Soap industries | Oilseeds/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/sawmill | 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
- 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 relationships between agriculture and industries. These relationships include the following:
- Provision of the market: Agriculture provides a market for industrial products such as farm machinery, chemicals and fertilizer
- Provision of food: Agriculture also provides food for industrial workers.
- Competition for labour: Both agriculture and industry compete for labour.
- Provision of raw materials: Agriculture provides raw materials such as cocoa, cotton, palm produce and groundnut for industries.
- Provision of essential goods: Industries provide a large range of desirable goods that farmers want to buy.
- Development of industrial sector: Rise in agricultural income due to efficient and economic factor combination brings about the development of the industrial sector of the economy.
- Provision of agrochemicals: Industries produce agrochemicals 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.
- The 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.
Evaluation
- State seven relationships between agriculture and industries.
- List five essential industrial goods that farmers may want to buy.
- State any three agricultural storage structures produced by industry.
General evaluation
- 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 agrochemicals 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.
Reading assignment
Essential Agricultural Science by O.A. Iwena. Pages 46-47
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.
