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agriculture is the main source of food and raw materials explain

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Agriculture is the main source of food and livelihood because it produces essential food crops and plays a
critical role in a countries economic development.
Approximately 70 % of the people rely on agriculture as the major source of living.

Agriculture is also the main source of raw materials to important industries such as cotton and jute fabric, sugar, tobacco, edible as well as non-edible oils.
Many other industries such as fruits and vegetables processing industries and rice husking industries get their raw material mainly from agriculture.
Agriculture also provides fodder for domestic animals .Cow provides people with milk and livestock also meets peoples food requirements.


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