Volume : VI, Issue : V, May - 2017

PROGRESS OF AGROBASED INDUSTRIES IN INDIA

P. Hussain Basha, Dr B. Ramachandra Reddy

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 The agro–based industries assume great significance in the context of a developing country like India where agriculture accounts for over 35 per cent of the national income and about two–thirds of the working population. Over three–fourths of Indian population lives in rural areas. Agro–based industries have great priority in the rural areas since they could be instrumental in fostering strong linkages between the agricultural and industrial sectors and in enhancing the employment potential. Agro–based industries set up in rural areas have to be designed in such a way that they operate more as catalytic agents for developing infrastructure that would idge the gap between rural and urban economies. According to Badar, small agro–based industries can be classified as Khandasari and Gur, Grain Mills, Edible Oil, Tea Factories, Cold Storage, Bakery, Products Tobacco Manufactures, Canning and Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables, Jute    Manufactures, Cotton Ginning and Pressing, Leather Products. According to the criteria set forth by the Planning Commission the agro–based industries include industries i) which encourage greater input into agriculture? ii) which lead to better processing and conversion of agricultural Commodities?          iii) which ensure high returns on processed goods; and iv) which increase agricultural production? In this paper an attempt has been made to study the progress of agro–based industries in India covering the category–wise number of units, fixed and working capital, value of output and profitability.

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P. Hussain Basha, Dr B. Ramachandra Reddy, PROGRESS OF AGROBASED INDUSTRIES IN INDIA, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | Issue‾5 | May‾2017

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