These are those industries which derive their raw materials from the agricultural products. These industries have huge base in our country because agricultural activities contribute about 30 per cent to our national gross domestic products and about 65 per cent of labour force is employed in the agriculture. Textiles‚ sugar‚ vegetable oil and plantation industries derive their raw materials from agriculture. These are therefore called agro-based industries. The Sugar Industry: After the
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Introduction Generally‚ agro-based industry refers to an industry that adds values to agricultural raw materials through processing in order to produce marketable and usable products that bring forth profits and additional income to the producer. Under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010)‚ development of agro-based industry will be focus on increasing utilization of agricultural produce in the production of high value-added products as well as processing activities. Private sector is encouraged
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Agro based industries Cotton Location -The first cotton textile mill on modern lines was started in Bombay in 1854. Later the mills were started at Ahmedabad in 1858‚ then in Kanpur‚ Nagpur‚ Sholapur‚ Surat and other places. As I said before‚ today India holds the third place among the cotton textile producing countries of the world. It provides emplyment to a large number of people and also helps to ear foreign exchange. Gujarat and Maharashtra states‚ lead the country in cotton textile production
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Agro-based industry would mean any activity involved in cultivation‚ under controlled conditions of agricultural and horticultural crops‚ including floriculture and cultivation of vegetables. Some of the agro based industries in India are Food processing ‚ vegetable oil ‚ cotton textile ‚dairy products ‚leather industries etc. Agro based industries use plant and animal products as their raw material. India is one of the world’s largest producers of food‚ and is the largest producer of milk‚
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“Show Me The Money” Summer Survivor 2005 Program. University of Minnesota Extension Service. Day One: Where Does the Money Come From? (Earning Income) Source: Financial Fitness for Life‚ ©National Council on Economic Education Session 1 Where Does The Money Come From? (Earning Income) Lesson Plan Objectives: At the end of this lesson youth will be able to: • Relate human capital (work skills) to work • Define money earned as income • Differentiate between money received as income and money received
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Indian Agro Products Agricultural sector is the mainstay of the rural Indian economy around‚ which the socio-economic privileges and deprivations revolve‚ and any change in its structure is expected to have a corresponding impact on the existing pattern of social equality. The growth of India’s agriculture sector during the 50 years of independence remain impressive at 2.7 % per annum. About two-third of this production growth is aided by gains in crop productivity. The need based strategies adopted
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Rural Entrepreneurship through Agro-Processing Industries Mrs. P. Geetha‚ Lecturer in Economics‚ Sri GVG Visalakshi College for Women‚ Udumalpet‚ TamilNadu‚ India In India there are about 6.3 million villages and 340 million workers in rural unorganized sector who contribute 60% of national income. About 75% of populations who live in villages have to utilize the village resources. In rural areas mainly three types of economic activities are being undertaken. These activities are: primary
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Mukesh Rawat‚ Research Scholar‚ Economics‚ Singhania University Dr. Seema Dhawan‚ Research Supervisor‚ Singhania University TITLE OF THE RESEARCH STUDY -RURAL INDUSTRIALIZATION THROUGH PROMOTION OF AGRO-BASED INDUSTRIES Agriculture‚ cum industrial cum scientific development Today the scientific community transcends national borders and social customs. It is truly international in outlook‚ exchange of knowledge‚ participation of members. A scientist draws inspiration in being recognized by
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Contents 1. AGRO-PROCESSING: AN INTRODUCTION 3 2. GROWTH OF AGRO PROCESSING SECTOR 3 3. GOVERNMENT POLICIES 4 4. SWOT ANALYSIS FOR AGRO-PROCESSING INDUSTRY 6 5. GOAL 2015 7 6. ORGANISATION-VAPCOL 8 7. PRODUCT: CASHEW-NUT 9 7.1 Cashew industry in India: An Overview 10 7.2 Supply chain of Cashew product marketed by Vapcol 11 7.3 Value Addition Process 12 7.4 Sales and distribution and Marketing of Cashew nut 12 REFERENCES 13 List of tables Table 1: Agro-Processing Industries in India—Growth
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Table of Contents 1.INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………01 2. Objectives…………………………………………………………..01 3. Prospect of Agro-Based Industry…………………………………….02 4. Development of the Industrial Sector: Issues and Challenges …..03 5. Agro-based industrial sector…………………………………………..04 5.1 Poultry………………………………………………………………..04 5.2 Grains ………………………………………………………………..05 5.3
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