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

Example Sentences

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

It forecasts 12% EPS growth in FY 2026, driven by its Logistics & Infrastructure division which is benefiting from tailwinds in containers, autos, agribusiness and energy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

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

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Miguel Guimaraes, a Shipibo-Konibo leader, has spent his life protesting palm oil plantations and other agribusiness ventures exploiting the Amazon rainforest in his homeland of Peru.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2025

These farms aren’t owned by big agribusiness corporations.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan