Prelims · 4 Indian Geography · 4.8 Industries and industrial regions

4.8.4 Agro-based industries: sugar and food processing

Agro-based industries turn farm produce into sugar, tea, coffee, dairy and processed food; sugar is the largest and, being seasonal, suits the cooperative model.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
  • 5 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • sugar industry
  • cooperative
  • gur
  • khandsari
  • FRP
  • food processing
  • PMKSY
  • tea
  • coffee
  • dairy
  • Amul

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