An industry is a place where raw materials are made into useful products.
Industries are the processes and activities to produce final goods from raw materials
A factory is a place where raw materials are turned into new and useful products
Types of industries
Processing
Also called primary industries
The produce goods used in other industries
Mostly deals with agricultural products
Examples of processing industries
Coffee and tea processing industries
Manufacturing
Manufacturing industries
Also called secondary industries
Relies on some goods from primary industries
Some uses raw materials directly
Examples of manufacturing industries
Cement making
Oil refineries
Glass making industries
Paper making industries
Medicine making industries
Assembly
To assemble is to put together
It involves putting together items to get a complete item
Examples of assembling industries
Motor vehicle assembly
Bicycle assembly
Radio assembly
Television assembly
Service
They provide services
Examples of service industries
Banking
Hotels
Printing and publishing
Transport and communication
Insurance
Tourism
Jua kali
Uses the locally available materials
Operates in open air
Requires little capital to start
Products from the Industries
Industry | Raw materials | Products |
1) Creameries | Milk | Cheese, butter, milk powder, |
2) Cement making | Limestone | Cement for building houses |
3) Car Assembly |
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4) Jua kali | Scarp metals | Jikos, |
5) Bakeries | Wheat | Cakes. Flour, |
6) Weaving | Sisal | Ropes |
7) Pottery | Clay | Pots and ceramic made materials |
8) Shoe making | Leather, hides | Shoes |
9) Wood carving | Tree woods | Sculpture of animals like a lion |
10) Brick making | Stones, bricks | Bricks for building |
Benefits of Industries in the County
Creates employment
Promotes trade
Source of revenue to the government through taxes
Leads to development of infrastructure
Leads to urbanization
It is a form of income to Farmers when they sell their produce to the industries and get money
Promotes agriculture
Improves the peoples living standards
Industries provide goods that we need in our lives
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