It is the agricultural sector which becomes responsible for providing the necessary raw material to industrial sector of the economy. As the development of textile industry and its allied fields is entirely attributed to a fairly large cotton production in the country.
Again the development of sugar industry also depends upon the availability of sugarcane in the country. Above all, the agro-based industries can be established on the basis of the locally produced raw material.
The countries like Pakistan which have a limited industrial set-up, the agricultural sector serves as a source of big employment in the country. Agriculture is a primitive and traditional profession since centuries. Accordingly, the people even having no skill are easily adjusted on lands to earn livelihood for their parents and off-springs.