agribusiness
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- noun
- /ˈæɡrəˌbɪznəs/
:
agronegocio
- Many local farmers are joining forces to create a successful agribusiness that benefits the entire community.
- large-scale agribusiness
- agribusiness giant
- agribusiness industry
Examples
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Cuts to subsidies would disproportionately hurt Big Agribusiness and have little effect on family farmers.
Blog text (24) -
NLEAP has been distributed to farmers, agribusinesses, and state and federal agencies in North America and Europe.
Academic text (1996) -
Its biggest fight, however, is against the "big six" agribusiness corporations.
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The people in power in South America are often those with ties to big agribusiness.
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The interests and operations of international capital and agribusiness are new agendas.
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One of the most dynamic agribusiness trades in the world is the poultry industry.
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Farmers who intend to go into agribusiness expect to intensify these practices.
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In Brazil, for example, almost the entire country's fertile soil was sold to corporate agribusiness.
Academic text (2001) -
The meeting attracts about 100 participants, including farmers, crop consultants, and representatives of agribusinesses and related government agencies.
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But despite not generating many jobs, destroying the Amazon forest, and polluting the environment, big agribusiness receives billions in tax subsidies, while small family farmers receive on average ten times less in incentives.
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Morphology
Etymology
Agribusiness combines agri- ('field' or 'farming') and business ('company' or 'trade'). So it literally means 'the business of the fields', which helps explain why it refers to large companies that do farming, processing, and selling food.