WEEK ONE: AGRO-ALLIED INDUSTRIES
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 examples of 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 |
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES
There is a positive and wide range of relationshipsbetween agriculture and industries. These relationships include the following:
1. Provision of Market: Agriculture provides market for industrial products such as farm machinery, chemicals and fertilizer
2. Provision of Food: Agriculturealso provides food for industrial workers.
3. Provision of Raw Materials: Agriculture provides raw materials such as cocoa, cotton, palm produce and groundnut for industries.
4. Competition for Labour: Both agriculture and industry compete for labour.
5. Provision of Essential Goods: Industries provide a large range of desirablegoods that farmers want to buy.
6. Provision of Agro-chemicals: Industries produce agro-chemicals for agricultural uses. Examples are pesticides, fertilizers, vaccines and herbicides.
7. Provision of Storage Facilities: Industries provide storage facilities for agricultural produce e.g. grains, milk, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, etc.
8. Provision of Processing Facilities:Industries also provide processing facilities such as grinders, millers, etc for agriculture.
9. Provision of Agricultural Tools and Machinery: Industries produce machinery and equipment for agricultural uses. Examples include tractors, ploughs, cutlasses and hoes.
10. Development of Industrial Sector: Rise in agricultural income due to efficient and economic factor combination brings about development of industrial sector of the economy.
