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GCSE Geography · key term
Large-scale commercial farming run as a business, often using intensive methods and linking farming with food processing, transport and sales.
Used by AQA and OCR
Specification 3.2.3.1 · Paper 2
Revise: Food Management in the UKAnother change in UK food provision is the growth of agribusiness: large-scale commercial farming run as a business. Rather than relying mainly on small farms, this approach aims to produce large quantities efficiently and at a low cost per unit.
Specification 8.2c · Paper 2, Paper 3
A large commercial business involved in farming and sometimes also food processing, transport and sales.
Revise: Large-Scale Food Production and Technological DevelopmentsAn agribusiness is a large commercial farming business. Some control several stages of the food chain, including farms, processing factories, transport and shops. This integration can make production and distribution more efficient, helping businesses produce large quantities at relatively low cost per unit.
Explain agribusiness impacts through its methods: machinery reduces labour needs, while removing hedgerows creates larger fields but destroys habitats.
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