agribusiness
noun
ag·ri·busi·ness
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Definition of agribusiness
: an industry engaged in the producing operations of a farm, the manufacture and distribution of farm equipment and supplies, and the processing, storage, and distribution of farm commodities
Examples of agribusiness in a Sentence
Several large agribusinesses own most of the farms around here.
Recent Examples on the Web
Bolsonaro's government also cut $23 million from Brazil’s environmental enforcement agency, while dismantling policies that protect the Amazon in favor of advancing economic priorities, including agribusiness, mining, and fossil fuel extraction. — Erin Corbett, Fortune, "What’s Happening in the Amazon? Brazil’s Rainforest Has Been On Fire for Three Weeks," 25 Aug. 2019 The action was announced by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who as a private attorney had sued the government over the act on behalf of Westlands Water District, a huge agribusiness in the Central Valley. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, "Column: Right-wingers again demonize the tiny delta smelt to protect Big Agriculture," 12 Aug. 2019 Originally introduced last year in the previous Congress, the bill targets large agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, and grocery retail mergers and acquisitions. — Cory Booker For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Cory Booker: A handful of companies make most of our food. We need to end big food mergers," 25 July 2019 Some investors, including Elliott, a feisty American hedge fund, have called for the company to excise the toxic agribusiness from a healthy drugmaker (Bayer’s original operation). — The Economist, "Glyphosate woes prompt calls to split up Bayer," 18 July 2019 Agriculture Purpose: Promotes Arizona farming, ranching and agribusiness; protects people, plants, animals and the environment; safeguards commerce and encourages consumer awareness. — Kyra Haas, azcentral, "Who runs the state? Here are Arizona's top agency heads (and their salaries)," 16 July 2019 New administrations in Brazil and Acre, elected last year, want to prioritize agribusiness. — Lisa Song, ProPublica, "These 4 Arguments Can’t Overcome the Facts About Carbon Offsets for Forest Preservation," 31 May 2019 The new president ran on taking protected lands away from environmental legislative bodies and putting them under the purview of the agribusiness lobby. — Bridget Read, Vogue, "Jair Bolsonaro's Agriculture Minister Called Gisele Bündchen a "Bad Brazilian"," 14 Jan. 2019 With a recent investment by agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., Mr. Hunt says, Cainthus eventually plans to take its facial-recognition technology beyond the farm gate, to track cows during transport and at slaughterhouses. — Jesse Newman, WSJ, "Six Technologies That Could Shake the Food World," 2 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'agribusiness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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agribusiness
noun
English Language Learners Definition of agribusiness
: the business or industry of farming or agriculture : farming thought of as a large business
: a company engaged in agribusiness
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