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Various activities have been classified into three main categories: (a) Primary activities include agriculture, forestry, animal rearing, fishing, poultry farming and mining. These activities produce food products, fibres, timber, fuel and minerals etc. from natural resources. (b) Secondary sector includes quarrying and manufacturing. Primary products are processed by manufacturing industries into finished products. This sector adds value to the primary products. For example, cotton textiles produce yarn and cloth from cotton, sugar mills manufacture sugar from sugar cane and manufacturing of iron and steel from coal and iron. (c) Tertiary sector includes a wide range of personal and professional services. These activities are in the field of education, health, trade, transport, banking, communication and administration, etc. They meet basic needs of the community in towns and villages. These activities add value to the national income.
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