Which the example of sugar cane, explain the interdependence of all three sectors of the economy.

Economic activities comprise all those activities that contribute to the generation of income. All the economic activities can be grouped under the primary, secondary and tertiary sector.

Primary sector includes all the activities in the extraction of raw materials from the natural source. It includes mining, quarrying, farming, fishing and animal husbandry. The secondary sector involves the processing of the raw materials extracted in the primary sector into finished products. It includes manufacturing, food processing, and oil refining and energy industries. The tertiary/service sector provides service as an end product. Media and communication, banking, real estate, hotels, education, health and recreation form a part of the tertiary sector.

The effective functioning of all the sectors is crucial for the efficient functioning of the economy. All the sectors are interdependent with each other. Their contribution cannot be assessed individually. This interdependence can be analysed with the working of the sugarcane industry.

The cultivation of sugarcane comes under the primary sector. It is an agricultural activity. The transportation of the harvested sugarcane to the factories for the manufacture of juice, sugar and jaggery involves transportation, infrastructure and storage facilities that come under the purview of the tertiary sector. The sugarcanes are processed in the factories. This comes under the manufacturing component of the secondary sector. Further, the processed components of sugarcane are transported to the wholesalers, retailers and other traders. This involves the support of the service sector. Further, the sales of sugarcane also come under the tertiary sector.