(a) Outline five factors which an industrialist will consider when locating a fruit canning industry....
(a) Outline five factors which an industrialist will consider when locating a fruit canning industry.
(b) Explain five benefits derived from the concentration of manufacturing industries in urban centers.
Explanation
(a) Factors which an industrialist will consider when locating a fruit canning industry
- availability of raw materials
- availability of labour
- accessibility
- regular supply of water
- regular supply of power
- market/ demand
- political stability
- government policy e.g. tax holiday etc
- location of other related industries
- appropriate infrastructure e.g. roads, buildings etc
- presence of support services e.g. insurance, banking etc
- availability of security
- availability of social amenities
- access to capital
- ease of acquiring land
- preference of the industrialist
- availability of transport network
(b) Benefits derived from the concentration of manufacturing industries in urban centres
- more employment opportunities
- encourages healthy competition
- leads to the provision of more social amenities
- encourages mobility of labour
- encourages interdependence of industries
- leads to innovation/invention
- encourages organized market/cooperative societies
- growth of ancillary industries
- funding of education and research
- development of skilled manpower
- growth of urban centres
- increased standard of living
- more infrastructural development