Agribusinesses are commercial operations with livestock and agricultural products.
Agribusiness is commercial operations that involve agricultural and livestock products . The concept is not part of the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ).
To understand what agribusiness is, it is essential to understand how the notion is formed. Agro is a prefix that refers to what is linked to the countryside (the land that is not urbanized and that makes it possible to develop crops and raise certain animals). Businesses , for their part, are activities or agreements that have a lucrative purpose.
What is agribusiness
In its broadest sense, agribusiness refers to all the productive activities that take place in the field , including the storage, processing and marketing of products. A company dedicated to agribusiness, therefore, can grow potatoes, produce tomato sauce or make hamburgers, to name a few possibilities.
It is important to keep in mind that what is understood by agribusiness is often a source of debate among economists. Depending on the specialist consulted, the definition may cover more or less productive and commercial activities. Agribusiness is generally considered to constitute a dynamic system that is based on raw materials of inconstant availability and that changes according to the needs of consumers. The protagonists of agribusiness are also controlled by the authorities to protect the environment and take care of people's health , since their products are usually food.
There are many types of agribusiness.
Some examples
There are many existing agribusinesses, as we have already mentioned. According to different studies, among the most profitable are the following:
- Beekeeping .
- Organic chicken farms , since there are many supermarkets and companies that demand these animals.
- The cultivation of tomatoes , because it is a product that is needed to prepare a large amount of food.
- Goat breeding .
- Quail breeding .
- Growing organically grown vegetables .
«Agribusiness» Publication
It is necessary to establish the existence of a digital publication that is precisely called "Agronegocios" . It belongs to the EUMEDIA group and is basically a biweekly Spanish newspaper that disseminates news, reports, articles and interviews related to the world of rural areas and agri-food.
Furthermore, this medium has been operating for years and has become a reference for experts in that sector. And in it you can find everything from the celebration of agricultural or livestock days to professional fairs, including aid to the rural world or the rises and falls of the products that are grown.