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AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY [1 record]

Record 1 2012-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industries - General
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Trade
DEF

An industrial sector in which farming is the main activity dealing with the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, biofuel and other products used to sustain life.

CONT

Agriculture industry consists of different activities which include harvesting crops, plants, livestock feeding, grazing, etc.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries - Généralités
  • Économie agricole
  • Commerce
DEF

Secteur industriel dont l'agriculture, qui en est l'activité principale, consiste en l'élevage d'animaux, la culture de plantes, de champignons et d'autres espèces pour l'alimentation, la production de fibres, de biocarburants et d'autres produits nécessaires au maintien de la vie.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industrias - Generalidades
  • Economía agrícola
  • Comercio
OBS

El adjetivo agrícola denomina lo relativo a la agricultura. En general, agricultura se reserva para hablar únicamente de los cultivos, pero también abarca lo relacionado a la ganadería.

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