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agrobusiness

American  
[ag-ruh-biz-nis] / ˈæg rəˌbɪz nɪs /

noun

  1. agribusiness.


Etymology

Origin of agrobusiness

agro- + business

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Together they identified farmers, including Chitaya, who were ready to try a different kind of agriculture—one that would free them from dependence on global agrobusiness and its allies.

From Scientific American Sep. 22, 2021

In Central America and Mexico in particular, although by no means exclusively there, foreign investment transformed national economies, emphasizing export-oriented large-scale agrobusiness and manufacturing.

From Slate Apr. 28, 2021

It wasn’t just agrobusiness that hurt the taste of the Jersey tomato, Hlubik said.

From The Guardian Sep. 20, 2015

I sent telegrams to the White House urging that agrobusiness be represented on either the wage or price council.

From Time Magazine Archive

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