agribusiness

American  

[ag-ruh-biz-nis] / ˈæg rəˌbɪz nɪs /

Or agrobusiness

noun

1. the businesses collectively associated with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.

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agribusiness British  

/ ˈæɡrɪˌbɪznɪs /

noun

1. the various businesses collectively that process, distribute, and support farm products

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agribusiness Cultural  

1. The part of the economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food, including the financial institutions that fund these activities.

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Agribusiness emphasizes agriculture as a big business rather than as the work of small family farms.

Etymology

Origin of agribusiness

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55; agri- + business

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agribusiness

Brazil’s booming agribusiness sector, fueled by soaring Chinese demand for Brazilian soybeans, beef and other commodities, has also given greater economic and political clout to the country’s conservative farming heartland.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

China is mostly mentioned in agribusiness over concerns about farmland ownership or import commitments on soybeans and beef.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Hundreds of Indigenous people have been protesting in northern Brazil for two weeks outside the port terminal of US agribusiness giant Cargill, angered over the dredging and development of Amazonian rivers for grain exports.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

CP Group, one of the world's agribusiness giants, is the biggest company in the country.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2025

Then there are farmers in India who have protested the sale of patented seeds by agribusiness.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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