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Lesson Interrelationship between
8.8
Agriculture, Industry and Trade

FACTS Tractors were invented in the 1880s to pull ploughs
to Understand through fields. By the 1920s the all purposes
modern tractor had been developed. With different
attachments tractors can be used for ploughing,
planting, cultivating, harvesting moving soil and hold
heavy equipment. This only invention is very useful in
agriculture, industry and trade.

Nepal is an agricultural country. According to the census BS 2068, still 67% of the
total population is engaged in agriculture. The raw materials required for industries
are produced from agricultural sectors. For example, wheat flour from wheat, beaten
rice from rice, cigarette from tobacco, sugar from sugarcane, tea from tea leaves and
so on. All the raw materials to produce these items are acquired from agriculture.

The agriculture, industry and trade are interconnected with each other. They are
also interdependent to each other. If agriculture is developed it helps in development
of industry. Similarly, if industry is developed it helps to develop trade. In this way
the development of one affects the development of others. The effects can be both
negative and positive. The agricultural development promotes agro-based industries
and industries also help to promote by producing various agricultural tools. In the
same way if trade is developed well the development of agriculture and industry is
possible because there will be high demand of products in the market, they can be
agricultural products of industrial products. Due to the industrialization process and
trade, the industrial products reach to the market. Thus, there is inseparable bond
between agriculture, industry and trade.
The relationship between agriculture, industry and trade is shown in the figure below:

AGRICULTURE

TRADE INDUSTRY

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