AGRICULTURAL AGROINDUSTRY

Agricultural processing agroindustry was part of the

agro-industries, which process raw materials are sourced from plants, animalsand fish. Treatment may include processing a process

transpormasi and preservation through physical or chemical changes, storage,

packing, and distribution. Treatment may include simple processingsuch as cleaning, selection (grading), packaging or may bepegolahan more sophisticated, such as grinding (milling), flouring(Powdering), extraction and refining (extraction), pan (roasting),spinning (spinning), canning (canning) and other manufacturing processes.In other words, the processing is an operation or series of operationsto the raw material for an altered shape and orcomposition. From the definition, it appears that the perpetrator agro-processingagricultural products are among the farmers who produce the consumer orusers of the agro-industry. Thus from the above description showsthe Agro processing of agricultural products, have a clue asfollowing: (a) to increase the value-added, (b) produce products that canmarketed or used or consumed, (c) enhance competitiveness, and (d)increase revenue and profit producers.According to Austin (1992), agro-industrial crops to providea very real contribution to development in most countriesdevelop due to four reasons:First, agro crops is the door to the agricultural sector.Agro-industry transformation of agricultural raw materials includingtransformation of subsistence products into end products for consumers. This means thatthat a country can not fully use the resourcesagronomist without agro-industry development. On one hand, the demand fortreatment services will increase along with the increase in agricultural production.On the other hand, agro-industry is not only reactive but also raisesrequest to the rear, which is increasing demand for the number and variety of productionagriculture. As a result of the request to the back of this are: (a) farmers are encouragedto adopt new technologies in order to increase productivity, (b) resultfurther agricultural production and farmers' income increases, and (c)expand the development of infrastructure (roads, electricity, etc.).Second, agro crops as the basis of the manufacturing sector.Another important transformation in the agro-industry and then happen becausedemand for processed foods along with the increasingly diverseincomes and increasing urbanization. Another important indicatorabout the importance of agro-industries in the manufacturing sector is the abilitycreating employment opportunities. In the United States, for example, whilefarming involves only 2 percent of the workforce, agro involving27 percent of the workforce.Thirdly, agro-processing agricultural produce commoditiesimportant export. Agro-industrial products, including products from simple processsuch as drying, exports of most developing countries mendomonasithereby increasing foreign exchange earnings. Value-added agro productstend to be higher than other value-added manufactured products are exportedbecause other manufactured products often depend on imported components.Fourth, agro-food is an important source of nutrients.Agroindustry can save costs by reducing production kehinganpost-harvest and marketing chain makes food ingredients can also beprovide nutrition and health benefits of the food supplied if

treatment is well designed.