agribusiness

Meaning

1. (uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
2. (countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.

Synonyms

factory farm

agriculture

agrobusiness

agroindustrial relations

agroindustrial sector

food and agricultural sector

agro-industry

food sector

agro-processing industry

Translations

agronegócio

Agribusiness

agribusiness

agroindústria

Agrobusiness

Agrarbusiness

Agraindustrie

أعمال تجارية زراعية

Lebensmittelsektor

agroindustrielle Beziehung

agroindustrieller Sektor

agriculture

agro-industrie

Lebensmittel und Agrarsektor

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈæɡɹɪˌbɪznəs/

Etymology

From agri- + business, or a blend of agriculture + business, coined by American academic and diplomat John Herbert Davis (1904–1988).