agro-industry
Commercial agricultural sector
Agro-industry refers to industries involved in processing, manufacturing, and distributing agricultural products—from food processing plants to textile mills using cotton or wool.
The term encompasses the commercial sector that transforms raw farm outputs into finished goods: The region's economy depends heavily on agro-industry.
Also spelled agroindustry.
Cultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- processingSystematic operation on data
- commodityFungible traded good
plantation · livestock · feedlot · grain · sugarcane · palm oil · soybean · poultry
Corporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- MonsantoAgricultural biotechnology corporation
- ADMNaval brass, briefly
- TysonMeat processing company
vertical integration · supply chain · consolidation · acquisition · market share · monopoly · contract farming · commodity trading
Of the countryside
- emerging marketsRapidly growing economies
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- employmentPaid occupation status
modernization · investment · World Bank · smallholder · value chain · export · trade · subsidy
Large-scale woodland elimination
- monocultureSingle-crop agricultural system
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- runoffExcess water drainage
- carbon footprintTotal greenhouse gases produced
emissions · biodiversity loss · land clearing · pollution · sustainability · organic · regenerative · agroecology
People doing jobs
- migrantOne who relocates
- seasonalRecurring at fixed intervals
- wagesPayment for work
- exploitationSelfish use of others
mechanization · unions · safety · working conditions · processing plants · slaughterhouse · child labor · fair trade
farming
Cultivating land for food
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- processingSystematic operation on data
commodity · plantation · livestock · feedlot · grain · sugarcane · palm oil · soybean · poultry · dairy
conglomerate
Corporation spanning many industries
- multinationalOperating across multiple countries
- MonsantoAgricultural biotechnology corporation
- ADMNaval brass, briefly
Tyson · vertical integration · supply chain · consolidation · acquisition · market share · monopoly · contract farming · commodity trading · futures
rural
Of the countryside
- emerging marketsRapidly growing economies
- food securityGuaranteed adequate nutrition access
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
employment · modernization · investment · World Bank · smallholder · value chain · export · trade · subsidy · policy
deforestation
Large-scale woodland elimination
- monocultureSingle-crop agricultural system
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- runoffExcess water drainage
carbon footprint · emissions · biodiversity loss · land clearing · pollution · sustainability · organic · regenerative · agroecology · waste management
workers
People doing jobs
exploitation · mechanization · unions · safety · working conditions · processing plants · slaughterhouse · child labor · fair trade · certification
- agribusinessagribusiness, farm, farms, corporate farms, factory farming
agro-industrysubsistence farming
Growing food for household
subsistence agriculture · peasant farming · smallholder farming · family farming · traditional agriculture
agro-industryservice sector
Industries providing intangible goods
knowledge economy · heavy industry · manufacturing · information economy · finance
agro-industryorganic farming
Cultivation without synthetic chemicals
permaculture · agroecology · sustainable agriculture · wild harvesting · foraging