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VOL. 9, ISSUE 2 (2024)
Socio-economic profile of jaggery industries in marathwada Region
Authors
Jaishree R Suryawanshi, Sachin G Mitkar
Abstract
Agriculture has been
the backbone of the Indian economy and it will continue to remain so for a long
time. It has to support almost 17 per cent of the world's population from 2.3
per cent of the world's geographical area and 4.2 per cent of the world’s water
resources. Jaggery (Gur) is a traditional unrefined sugar which is produced
from sugarcane all over the world, especially in Asia, Africa Latin America and
Caribbean countries. Fromthe Indian Economy's point of view, Agriculture is one
of the most significant sectors. Agriculture is the only means of living for
almost two-thirds of the workers in India. The agriculture sector of India occupies
43% of India’s geographical area and contributes 16.1% of India’s GDP. Jaggery
industries are consideredsmall-skill cottage industries in rural India. In
India especially Maharashtra is one of the leading jaggery producers state. The
role of the Agricultural sector is very important in the Socio-Economic
development of Maharashtra. In the agro-based industries, Jaggery industries
are leading in the graph in the development of the Agricultural sector in
Marathwada.
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Pages:27-30
How to cite this article:
Jaishree R Suryawanshi, Sachin G Mitkar "Socio-economic profile of jaggery industries in marathwada Region". International Journal of Academic Research and Development, Vol 9, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 27-30
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