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Within the agriculture Industry , ''agribusiness'' is widely used simply as a convenient Portmanteau of ''agriculture'' and ''business'', referring to the range of activities and disciplines encompassed by modern food production. There are Academic Degree s in and departments of agribusiness, agribusiness Trade Association s, agribusiness Publication s, and so forth, worldwide. Here, the term is only descriptive, and is synonymous in the broadest sense with Food Industry . Among critics of large-scale, industrialized, Vertically-integrated food production, the term ''agribusiness'' is used as a negative, synonymous with Corporate Farming . As such, it is often contrasted with Family Farm . Some negative connotation is also derived from the negative associations of "business" and "corporation" from critics of capitalism or corporate excess. An example of an agibusiness is the Old North State Winegrowers Cooperative in North Carolina. Wine grape farmers come together to not only sell their grapes but to share a winery, winemaker and marketing brand together. SEE ALSO A Coopertive Family Vineyard during winter |
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