Most of the industries in the state are agro based.
These industires are divided into two categories:
- Large scale industry,
- Small scale or cottage.
1. Large Scale Industry: The agro based large scale industry in Rajasthan mainly includes the cotton textile industry and the sugar industry. The cotton textile industry is Rajasthan’s ancient, traditional, organised and the highest employment providing agro based indutry. In large industries, cotton textiles are widely produced by machines. Whereas in sugar industry, sugar is manufactured from sugarcane juice in large mills.2. Small Scale and Cotttage Industry:
The agro based small scale industries in the state are mainly edible oil, jaggery, unrefined sugar (Khandsari) and pulse industry. The Rajasthan Khadi and Village industries board manages khadi industries and other cottage industries in the state. Cotton khadi, khadi silk, cold pressed oil (ghani oil), jaggery and unrefined sugar, honey industry are agro based.