The economic strength of the country depends upon the development of manufacturing industries.
Manufacturing industries give major boost to agriculture in the following ways.
- Manufacturing industries not only help in modernising agriculture, but also reduces the dependence of people on agricultural income by providing jobs in secondary and tertiary sectors.
- Agro industries boost agriculture by increasing its productivity. They depend on raw materials from agricultural sector.
- The industries sell their products like irrigation pumps, fertilisers, insecticides, pesticides, machines and tools to the farmers. The manufacturing industries thus make production process efficient.
- Industries boost agriculture by transporting the goods produced to various markets.
