Online Google Dictionary

agribusiness 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/ˈagrəˌbiznis/,
Font size:

agribusinesses, plural;
  1. Agriculture conducted on commercial principles, esp. using advanced technology

  2. An organization engaged in this

  3. The group of industries dealing with agricultural produce and services required in farming

  1. a large-scale farming enterprise
  2. In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term for the various businesses involved in food production, including farming and contract farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales. ...
  3. (Agribusinesses) giant commercial farms, often owned by multinational corporations.
  4. An enterprise that derives a significant portion of its revenues from sales of agricultural products or sales to agricultural producers.
  5. Industries and businesses dealing with farming produce and services.
  6. farming and the businesses associated with farming, such as the processing of farm products, the manufacturing of farm equipment, etc.
  7. corporations organized to provide vertical linkages both below and above the farm itself.
  8. Producers and manufacturers of agricultural goods and services, such as fertilizer and farm equipment makers, food and fiber processors, wholesalers, transporters, and retail food and fiber outlets.
  9. A term that reflects the large, corporate nature of many farm enterprises in the modern U.S. economy.
  10. “ Firms that sell farm inputs and services to farmers, buy output from farmers to manufacture and process into food products, or sell food to consumers.
  11. large corporations that grow food and raise livestock with heavy emphasis on the use of pesticides, fertilizers and mechanisation. They have a powerful government lobby which gives them subsidies both to grow crops and not to grow them. They are currently heavily into growing corn for bio-fuel.
  12. The sum of all operations involved in the production, storage, processing, and wholesale marketing of agricultural products.
  13. general term for businesses that provide goods and services that support agriculture; many are vertically integrated (see reading guide).
  14. system of commercial farming found in the United States and other relatively developed countries.
  15. large-scale, mechanized industrial businesses that are controlled by corporate interests, and resulted from commercialization of crop production and the application of technology to crops
  16. (in  agribusiness (agriculture))
  17. This ranges from quality seeds to export and import of cereals and animal products.