Agroindustry

Quick meaning: Agroindustry is a noun meaning Agricultural activity viewed as an industrial sector of the economy.

Meaning

Agricultural activity viewed as an industrial sector of the economy.

Example Sentences

Meronym: Big Ag

Near-synonym: agribusiness

In the seventeenth century, the strategy for sugar production, a labor-intensive agro-industry, was to keep the manpower cost down through slavery.

Word Forms

• agroindustries

Synonyms for agroindustry

Depending on context, synonyms include agribusiness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include agro-economics, agroeconomics, agroecology, agrochemistry, agriculturism, agri-politics.

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