Industryrefers to an economic activity that is concerned with production of goods, extraction of minerals or other provision services. Industries may be agro based, mineral basedmarine based or agriculture based depending on the type of raw materials they use.
Agro based industries use plants and animal based products as their raw materials. Food processing, vegetable oil, cotton textile, dairy products andleather industries are examples of agro based industries
Mineral based industries are primary industries that use mineral ores as their raw materials. The products of these industries feed other industries.