At the end of this blog Post, students should be able to know the following in agro allied industries in Nigeria.
1. List agro base industries.
2. State raw materials used in each industry.
3. State relationship between agriculture and industry.
MEANING OF AGRO ALLIED INDUSTRIES
Meaning: Agro allied industries also called 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 material in order to provide some finished products that are essential for human and animal consumption.
SUMMARY OF AGRO ALLIED INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA AND RAW MATERIALS USED IN EACH INDUSTRY
Agrobased industries – Raw Materials Used
1. Oil mill – Oil seeds
2. Soap Industry – 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 – sugar cane
9. Plywood /saw mill – Wood
10. Flour Mill – Cereal/grains
11. Starch – cassava, maze
12. Tyre – Rubber latex
13. Feed Mill – Groundnut, maize, etc.
14. Beverage coffee – Coco, tea.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AGRICULTURE AND AGRO ALLIED INDUSTRIES IN NIGERIA
there is a positive and wide range of relationships between agriculture and industries. This relationship include the following:
- Provision of market: Agriculture provide market for industrial products such as farm machinery, chemicals and fertilizer.
- Provision of food: Agriculture also provide food for industrial workers.
- provision of raw materials: Agriculture provide raw materials such as cocoa, cotton, palm produce and groundnut for industries.
- Shifting of factors of production: Agricultural development allows for a shift of factors of production like land, labour and capital to industry.
- competition for labour: both agriculture and industry compete for labour.
- Development of industrial sector: Rise in agriculture income due to efficient and economic Factor combination brings about development of industrial sector of the economy.
- Provision of essential Goods: Industries provide a large range of desirable goods that farmers want to buy.
- 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, milk, fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, etc.
- Provision of processing facilities: Industries also provide processing facilities such as grinders, Miller’s, etc, for agriculture.
- Provision of agricultural tools and Machinery: Industries produce machinery and equipment for agricultural uses. Examples include tractors, ploughs, cutlasses and hoes.