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agro-industry

or ag·ro·in·dus·try

[ ag-roh-in-duh-stree ]
/ ˈæg roʊˌɪn də stri /
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noun, plural ag·ro-in·dus·tries.
the large-scale production, processing, and packaging of food using modern equipment and methods.
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Origin of agro-industry

First recorded in 1965–70

OTHER WORDS FROM agro-industry

ag·ro-in·dus·tri·al, ag·ro·in·dus·tri·al [ag-roh-in-duhs-tree-uhl], /ˌæg roʊ ɪnˈdʌs tri əl/, adjectiveag·ro-in·dus·tri·al·ist, ag·ro·in·dus·tri·al·ist, noun
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