agroindustry

Agricultural production sector

Agroindustry refers to industries involved in the processing, manufacturing, and distribution of agricultural products.

The term encompasses everything from food processing plants to companies producing farm equipment and fertilizers.

It emphasizes the industrial scale of modern agriculture: The region's economy depends heavily on agroindustry.

Also agro-industry.

production

cultivation

Fostering growth through care

packaging · crop rotation · irrigation · fertilization · tillage · livestock · poultry · aquaculture · horticulture · viticulture

economics

exports

Goods sold abroad

employment · investment · infrastructure · supply chain · labor force · productivity · revenue · sector · diversification · subsidies

policy

regulation

Official rules governing conduct

trade policy · certification · standards · quotas · WTO · food safety · labeling requirements · rural development · credit access · research funding

technology

biotechnology

Engineering using living systems

drones · sensors · AI · big data · hydroponics · aeroponics · vertical farming · machine learning · irrigation systems · satellite imagery

sustainability

organic

From living matter

composting · permaculture · carbon footprint · sustainable sourcing · agroecology · fair trade · regenerative · water management · soil health · certification

Opposites
scale and commercialization of agriculture

agroindustrysubsistence farming

Growing food for household

subsistence agriculture · peasant farming · smallholder farming · family farming · traditional agriculture

economic sector

agroindustryknowledge economy

System valuing expertise over manufacturing

information technology · digital economy · service industry · service sector · tech industry

Family

industry, agriculture, industrial, agricultural, agrarian, industrialist, agribusiness, agronomy, industrialize

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