Question.
Can you name some industries based on agricultural raw materials?
( Chapter - 4 Agriculture, Cass X NCERT Contemporary India -II )
Answer.
The industries in which agricultural products are used as raw materials are called agro-based industries.
Following are the names of some industries based on agricultural raw materials:
cotton textile industry
sugar industry
jute industry
tea and coffee processing industry
rice mill industry
edible oil industry
Potato Chips Industry
Cotton textile is a large agro-based industry in India that uses cotton as a raw material and produces yarn and fabric.
The sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry in India after the cotton textile industry and it uses sugarcane as raw material and produces various products like sugar, jaggery, and other bioproducts.
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