Performance Analysis Of Agro Based Industries In Tiruchirappalli District

Abstract

newline Agriculture is one of the indispensable backbones of the economic development of our country which consists of large workforce, 18 percent to 22 percent contribution to the GDP, and supply of raw materials to core industries and constantly demand of its products. Agricultural sector in India is a combination of forestry, horticulture, fishery, and livestock and vermiculture. 563 million people are engaged in agriculture. 52 per cent of total land is cultivable as against 11 percent in the world. Hence there is a wide potential for agro-based industries in the agricultural districts of Tamil Nadu. Agro-based industries are unique in nature which belongs to food based industries. Rice mill, Oil mill, Flour mill are the primary agro-based industries which are directly related with the agricultural productivity. Performance of these industries reflects various issues related to the agricultural activities and food demand of the country. Therefore understanding these agro-based industries play a key role in socio - economic development of the particular region. Performance of these agro-based industries particularly Rice mill, Flour mill and Oil mills are facing serious problems such as availability of raw material, man power, modern technology and shift from large scale and multinational industries. The primary objective of the research study is to evaluate the performance of agro-based industry with respect to Modern Rice mill in the study area. The present research study is descriptive in nature using both primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected with the help of structured interview schedule and secondary data was collected from various published and unpublished sources. Study area is restricted to Tiruchirappalli district of Tamil Nadu. Stratified random sampling method was applied to select the sample respondents. Rice mills are one of the major and conventional agro-based industries with huge business opportunities and sustainability. In Tiruchirappalli district rice mills are play