Indian agriculture drew most of its inputs locally from the village and the farm. Modern inputs, like chemical fertilizers, pesticides, tractors and other agricultural implements, pump sets, diesel, gas and power, had little import in the overall agricultural inputs. Agro-industries were essentially perceived as first level post-harvest processing of farm produce. Agro, village, cottage and rural industries meant the same set of economic activities. The expressions were interchangeable. Even when agro-industries have been assigned a special place in the successive Five Year Plans, a good deal of confusion continues to persist regarding their coverage. It is not very clear whether agro-industries are to denote only the activities directly related to agriculture or the total farm output and related activities. A broad-based classification on this would help appropriate classification of dairy farming, poultry, piggery and other farm activities. Similarly, a clear-cut view should be taken on whether tea, coffee, rubber, spices and other plantations are to be classified as a category separate from agricultural activity.