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ECONOMICS FA-3 ACTIVITY

AGRO-BASED INDUSTRIES
PRESENTED BY: TEAM INDIGO
Agro based industries

Agro based industries are


those industries which
depend on agricultural
products as raw materials,
ex: cotton textile industries
use cotton as raw material
then process it to make
dresses
Sugar industry
Brazil is the largest producer of sugar cane
India is the second largest producer of sugar cane
Sucrose content of Indian sugar is not high because
canes are thin hence tend to dry as they are
transported to sugar mills which are far
Products

JAGGERY BROWN WHITE


SUGAR SUGAR

MOLASSES PRESS BAGASSE


Textiles
The textile industry in India is contributing to nearly a third of
the country's export earnings.
It is one of the oldest and most widespread industry in India.
This industry varies in its scale of operation from handloom
weavers in villages power loom units of moderate sizes to large
mills employing hundreds of workers.
This industry includes manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers and
exporters of Cotton Textiles, Handloom, and Woollen Textiles etc.
The textile industry in India has the vast potential for creation of
employment opportunities.
The number of textiles manufacturers, suppliers, wholesalers and
textiles exporters in India has increased rapidly after
independence.
Today, handloom and cotton textiles exports in India is counted
among the most important sectors.
Importance of Textile Industry
Premier Industry of India
More than 2 crore of people - 40% of the
countrys labour force directly or indirectly
depend on this industry.
India is the 3rd largest cotton textile
manufacturing country of the world after
USA and UK.
India is the 3rd largest exporter of cotton
textiles after Japan and USA
Manufacturing Process of Cotton

1.Washing Fibres
2.Carding and combing them to form rope-like mass
of fibres known as sliver
3.It is then Spun to make cotton yarn.
4. Weaving to produce Grey Cloth.
5.Bleached
6. Dyed
7.Printed
SILK Industry
India is the second largest producer of silk in the world.
The silk
India has been making exquisite silk fabrics in BENGAL
and KASHMIR for centuries.
Sericulture the rearing of silkworms is called
sericulture.

It is a Labour-intensive industry and provides employment


to people in the rural areas.
India mainly produces two types of silk. The mulberry silk and
other non-mulberry varieties such as
Tusser, Eri, Muga produced in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam and Meghalaya.

Bihar and Madhya Pradesh specialise in


Tusser

Assam produces mainly Eri and Muga varieties of silk.


Silk weaving centres:
Uttar Pradesh Varanasi, Mirzapur, Shahjahanpur

Bihar Bhagalpur

West Bengal Murshidabad

Tamil Nadu Salem, Tanjore, Tiruchchirapalli

Maharashtra Pune, Solapur and Nagpur

Gujarat Ahmedabad

Karnataka Bangalore
Woollen Industry
The Woollen Industry is one of the oldest textile industries in
India. It was an important industry during old times.
The first woollen mill was setup in Kanpur in 1876.
Today the main centres are Punjab, Amritsar and Ludhiana.
Maharashtra, UP and Gujarat also manufacture woollen
products.
The woollen industry is not so well developed as the cotton
industry in India.
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