Forest-based industries:
Forest-based industries are those industries that use forest products as raw materials. And forest-based industries are one type of weight loss industry. That is why forest-based industries are established near the sources of raw materials.
The following are main forest-based industries:
- Pulp and paper industries
- Pharmaceutical industries
- Furniture and building
- Match industries
- Bidi making industry
- Silk industries
- Lac industries
- Sports goods and handicrafts industries
Pulp and paper industries:
- Pulp and Paper industries are weight losing industries and forest-based industries. About 2.5 tons of raw materials are needed for making one-ton papers. So, paper industries are preferred to establish near the area of raw materials.
- Pulp and paper industries use softwood as a raw material.
The following are major types of softwood-based raw materials of paper industries.
- Coniferous trees
- Bamboo
- Sabai grass
- Bagasse
The Himalayas is the major source of coniferous trees. They are used to make high-quality paper.
- Assam and Karnataka are major bamboo-producing states.
- Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh are major Sabai grass-producing states.
- The residue of sugar cane is called sugarcane's bagasse, they are used for paper industries.
Geographical distribution of Pulp and Paper Industries:
- Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Odisha, Assam, and Tamil Nadu are major paper-producing states in India.
- Maharashtra produces around 18 % of the total papers of India.
Match Industries in India:
Matchboxes are made up of softwood such as Sundari, Semal, Dhoop, Market, and coniferous trees.
geographical distribution of Match Industries:
- Most of the match industries are located in West Bengal ( 24 Paragana and Kolkata), Tamil Nadu ( Ramanathapuram district), Maharashtra ( Pune, thane, Mumbai), Uttar Pradesh( Bareilly, Meerut), Chhattisgarh ( Bilaspur).
The silk industry in India:
- Sericulture is a forest-based activity in the silk industry.
- Mulberry trees are the main habitat of mulberry silks.
- The majority of silks production comes from the mulberry trees.
- 85 ℅ of total mulberry silks production of India is done in Karnataka alone.
- More than 50 ℅ of the silk production of India comes from Karnataka.
- Apart from mulberry silks, MUGA silk and Tusar silk are other types of silks.
- Muga silks are produced in Assam.
- Tusar silks are produced in Jharkhand, Odisha, and Madhya Pradesh.
Pharmaceutical industry:
- Pharmaceutical industries are also forest-based industries. Many rural households still use plant-based products as primary health care.
- Ayurvedic and herbal medicine industries are mostly situated in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala.
Beedi making industry;
- Raw materials of the Bidi industry are obtained from Tendu leaves and tobacco.
- Bidi industries are generally found in Tendu growing areas of tribal regions and they are mostly found in central India.
- Sports goods industries are famous for making sports items such as cricket equipment (Bats), toys, carrom boards, etc.
- Meerut is world-famous for making quality bats.
- Meerut and Jalandhar (in Punjab) are producers of 75 % of sports goods in India.
- Give an account of the main forest-based industries of India and their geographical distribution. (66th BPSC)
- Distinguish between agro-based industry and Forest-Based industry.
Try to solve the following multiple-choice question on forest-based Industries:
1. Pharmaceutical industries are examples of which type of industries?
a) Chemical Industry
b) Agro-Based Industry
c) Forest-based Industry
d) Petroleum Industry
Answer. c) Forest-based Industry
2. Which of the following industry is based on forest-based?
a) Cotton textile Industry
b) Sugar Industry
c) Jute Industry
d) Pharmaceutical Industries
Answer. d) Pharmaceutical Industries
3. Which of the following industries is not a forest-based industry?
a) Match Industries
b) Pharmaceutical Industries
c) Cotton textile Industries
d) Sports goods and handicrafts industries
Answer. c) Cotton textile Industries
4. Which of the following state is the largest producer of silk in India?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Assam
Answer. c) Karnataka
5. Which of the following state is the largest producer of Mulberry silk in India?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Assam
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Karnataka
d) Assam
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