Question

Distinguish between:Agro - based Industry and Mineral - based Industry

Answer 1

Hint: Agro - based industries are sourced from agriculture, whereas mineral - based industries are sourced from minerals. Agriculture is a large-scale farming enterprise. Minerals refer to solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition.

Complete answer:

Let us differentiate between the Agro - based industry and the Mineral - based industry:

Agro - Based Industry	Mineral - Based Industry
1) Resources types used for Raw Materials - use animal and plant - based products for raw materials.	1) Resources types used for Raw Materials - use mineral ores for their raw materials.
2) Examples of products - products can include pulses (foods), milk (dairy), clothes (textile), etc.	2) Examples of products -products can include - cars, steel, etc.
3) Capital requirement - use lesser capital.	3) Capital requirement - use lesser capital.
4) Source of Employment - mostly provide employment to people from rural regions.	4) Source of Employment - provide employment to both rural and urban regions.

Note: An industry is conclusive of the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise. It can also refer to the organized action of making goods and services for sale. For example – The American industry is making increased use of computers to control production.