Agro based industry

This is the first part of Chapter Agro Based Industry for ICSE Class 10 Geography .

1. Agro Based Industry Part I Sugar Industry In India – Distribution, Localization factors , Products , Problems and Recent Development

2. Agro Based Industry These industries use raw materials from agricultural farms. Produce mainly consumer goods Few important Agro based Industry are Textile Industry – Cotton , Jute , Silk Sugar Industry Vegetable O il Industry Leather Industry

3. Sugar Industry – Development In India India has a long tradition of manufacturing gur and khandsari which are commonly used in villages. Modern sugar industry were introduced only during the first decade of the 20 th century. It is the S econd L argest Agro Based Industry In India. India is 2 nd largest producer of sugar cane in world.

4. SUGAR CANE PRODUCING AREAS IN INDIA PART OF INDIA STATE MAIN CENTRES OF PRODUCTION North India Uttar Pradesh Kanpur , Lucknow , Allahabad Bihar Munger , Darbhanga , Punjab Phagwa , Dhuri South India Maharashtra Nasik , Pune , Satara Tamil Nadu Arcot , Madurai , Tiruchirapali

5. Sugar Cane Growing Areas In India

6. Maharashtra – Largest Sugar Cane producing State Main centres – Ahmednagar , Pune , Satara and Solapur Ahmednagar district has highest number of sugar factories in Maharashtra. The main sugar cane growing extent from Manmad in north to Kolhapur in south. Has 119 sugar mills out of which 87 are under cooperative sector.

7. Sugar Lobby It a body responsible for large capital investment to ensure maximum return. In Maharashtra .

8. Areas in Uttar Pradesh Main Sugar Cane Producing Areas Early it was the first largest producer of sugar cane but now it ranks second due to following reasons Smaller mills Small scale cultivation , as many farmers gave up growing sugarcane and now started growing food crops like rice . Fertilization not done scientifically. Great distance between fields and factors increases cost of production and transport.

9. Products From Sugar Industry Gur Khandsari – brown sugar

10. BY PRODUCTS By Product Definition Uses Molasses It is the dark coloured syrup Making fertilizers , plastic manufacture As a cattle feed Production of alcohol Bagasse Rejected cane after crushing sugar cane As fuel Paper and cardboard manufacture Pressmud Wax extraction Manufacture of shoe polish , carbon paper

11. Problems Faced By Farmers Growing Sugarcane In North India

12. Advantages That Cultivators Have In South India Large and well planned holdings Mills are close to plantations which decreases cost of transport, managed by cooperative sectors. Factories are near centre of large consumption which lowers cost of transport. Fertilization is done using scientific means. Longer crushing period . Modern machinery used.

13. Problems Faced By Sugar Cane Industry More demand of gur and brown sugar in villages Low sucrose content in Indian sugarcane Low yield per hectare Short crushing period High cost of production

14. Recent Development – Coimbatore Cane Sugarcane Breeding Institute ( SBI ) is a central research institute in Coimbatore , India produced a variety of sugar cane called as Coimbatore cane by crossing a sugar cane plant with plant like jowar to get better quality of cane.

15. B ibliography Frank Modern Certificate Geography , Part II , 2021 Edition Total Geography , ICSE 10 , 2021 Edition Google Images