Importance Of Agri allied enterprises.

Agriculture and allied sectors are considered to be the mainstay of 

the Indian economy.

Allied activities mainly considering following 

• Horticulture

• Animal Husbandry

• Dairy

• Fishery

• Miscellaneous activities.

• India is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the 

world

• Leading producer, consumer and exporter for spices and plantation 

crops like tea, coffee etc.

• Sericulture is an agro-based cottage industry. 

• India is ranked as the second major raw silk producer in the world.

• Fisheries sector occupies a very important place in the socio-

economic development of the country. 

• It is a big source of employment opportunities for the large number 

of people in the country, especially rural population.

• India has vast resource of livestock and poultry, which play a vital role 

in promoting the welfare of rural masses. 

• The Indian Dairy Industry has acquired substantial growth momentum 

from 9th Plan onwards.

Floriculture.• Improve production and productivity of traditional as well as cut 

flowers through availability of quality planting material and transfer 

technology.

• Improve human resource capabilities for growing flowers 

scientifically.

• Promote production of off season and quality flowers through 

protected cultivation.

• Improve on farm post-harvest handling of flowers.

Animal Husbandry and Dairying

• This has become an important secondary source of income and 

employment for millions of rural families

Fisheries-• The 'fisheries and aquaculture sector' is recognized as the sunshine 

sector in Indian agriculture

• It stimulates growth of number of subsidiary industries and is the 

source of livelihood for a large section of economically backward 

population, especially fishermen, of the country. 

• It helps in increasing food supply, generating adequate employment 

opportunities and raising nutritional level. 

• It has a huge export potential and is a big source of foreign exchange 

earnings for the country.

Sericulture

• Sericulture and Silk Textiles Industry is one of the major sub-sector 

comprising the textiles sector. Sericulture is an agro-based cottage 

industry. 

• Sericulture refers to the mass-scale rearing of silk producing 

organisms in order to obtain silk. Sericulture is an agro-based labour 

intensive industry.