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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, nounWords nearby agro-industry
agroecology, agro-economic, agro-environmental, agroforestry, agro-industrialize, agro-industry, agrology, agromania, agron., agronomics, agronomist
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