5.1 Meanings/Short Definitions :
1. Manufacturing – changing raw material to a usable form.
2. Product – something obtained from raw materials by certain processes.
3. Agro-based industry – industries that use plant and animals based products as raw material.
4. Mineral – based industry – industries that use mineral ores as their raw material.
5. Marine –based industry – industries that use sea and ocean products as their raw material.
6. Forest -based industry – industries that use forest produce as raw material.
7. Small-scale industry – industries that run on little capital and infrastructure.
8. Large- scale industry – industries that run on large amount of capital and have big infrastructure.
9. Private-sector industry – industries owned and run by an individual.
10. Public- sector industry – industries owned and run by government.
11. Joint- sector industry – industries owned and run by the state as well as individuals.
12. Cooperative sector industry – industries owned and operated by producer or suppliers of a raw material.
13. Steel –an alloy of iron obtained from iron ore.