agro-industry

or ag·ro·in·dus·try

[ ag-roh-in-duh-stree ]

/ ˈæg roʊˌɪn də stri /

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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Nearby words

agrius, agro-, agro-economic, agro-environmental, agro-industrialize, agro-industry, agrobacteria, agrobiology, agrobusiness, agrochemical, agrodolce

Origin of agro-industry

First recorded in 1965–70

Related formsag·ro-in·dus·tri·al, ag·ro·in·dus·tri·al

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

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