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Lesson L060002: The Scope and Importance of Agribusiness

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1 Lesson L060002: The Scope and Importance of Agribusiness

2 Objectives 1. Define agribusiness, and describe the sectors of agribusiness. 2. Determine the scope and the economic impact of the agriculture industry at the local, state, national, and international levels. 3. Determine the importance of the agriculture industry to society at the local, state, national, and international levels.

3 What is agribusiness and how does it affect our society?
Agribusiness includes all the of the food and natural industry involved in the of food and fiber. Individual agribusinesses may items to farmers for ; provide to other agricultural businesses; or be engaged in the , transportation, , and of agricultural products.

4 What is agribusiness and how does it affect our society?
Agriservice is activities of to the or . The activities are an product. Marketing is the products and that people want when and where they want them.

5 What is agribusiness and how does it affect our society?
A. Agribusinesses process into . An input is a used in , and an output is the of the process. Production is the act of products, such as and . 1. Without agriculture, agribusiness would not . Production agriculture is the use of to produce . There are approximately billion acres of land in the United States. Of that land, percent is used for crops, percent is used for livestock production, and percent is used for forestry purposes.

6 What is agribusiness and how does it affect our society?
2. As a result of the made in agriculture over the years, the American farmer now produces enough to and clothe people. According to the USDA, on food (as a share of disposable personal income) have from a high of 25.2 percent in to a low of 9.7 percent in . Those figures slightly to percent during 2005, 2006, and 2007.

7 What is agribusiness and how does it affect our society?
Agribusiness provides people with food, clothing, and shelter. It also provides for of people. These jobs are in science, research, engineering, education, advertisement, government agencies, trade organizations, and commodity organizations.

8 What is agribusiness and how does it affect our society?
Agribusiness pertains to the and sectors. The public sector is the and functions of dealing with the of goods and services by and for the . The private sector is the part of the economy associated with private and is controlled by .

9 What are the scope and the economic impact of the agriculture industry at the local, state, national, and international levels? It has been said many times that agriculture is the foundation of civilization. Domestication of plants and animals for agricultural purposes allowed humans to settle in villages. As societies have developed, agriculture has remained important on the local, state, national, and international levels.

10 A. Agriculture is a substantial contributor to local economies.
What are the scope and the economic impact of the agriculture industry at the local, state, national, and international levels? A. Agriculture is a substantial contributor to local economies. Economic and economic impacts can be . Important economic impacts of local agriculture are created through , wildlife viewing, , , and . Many people are engaged in employment tied or indirectly to agricultural activities. Agricultural land and agribusinesses provide to support services.

11 B. Agriculture is one of the industries in many states.
What are the scope and the economic impact of the agriculture industry at the local, state, national, and international levels? B. Agriculture is one of the industries in many states. The agriculture industry generates large receipts within states and provides many jobs. In addition, agriculture has a large economic effect, so it contributes to other sectors of the economy.

12 What are the scope and the economic impact of the agriculture industry at the local, state, national, and international levels? C. U.S. agribusinesses produce a variety of (agricultural commodities shipped outside of the United States). Grains, tobacco, cotton, and vegetables are examples of agricultural exports. According to the USDA, the United States exported billion dollars of agricultural products in .

13 D. The United States also a variety of agricultural products.
What are the scope and the economic impact of the agriculture industry at the local, state, national, and international levels? D. The United States also a variety of agricultural products. Imports are agricultural products brought the United States from other . In , the nation imported billion dollars of agricultural products.

14 What are the scope and the economic impact of the agriculture industry at the local, state, national, and international levels? E. For much of the world’s population, agriculture is a activity. Roughly percent of the food in the world is in the country producing it. 1. of agricultural goods on a global basis has . Trade costs of agricultural goods and choices. 2. Trade, along with aid and , can agriculture’s role in the global economy. An role of agriculture in the global economy results in food , development, and sustainability.

15 What is the importance of the agriculture industry to society at the local, state, national, and international levels? Agriculture accounts for percent of the U.S. economic output, making it the industry. , agribusiness employs approximately of the earth’s population.

16 What is the importance of the agriculture industry to society at the local, state, national, and international levels? A. The domestic is the of goods and services our nation produces in a . Agriculture accounts for percent of the gross domestic product. Of this 17 percent, percent comes from agriculture-related industries. Examples of agriculture-related industries include feed mills and biotechnology firms. These industries create products (products improved through processing or manufacturing) from raw agricultural products.

17 What is the importance of the agriculture industry to society at the local, state, national, and international levels? B. Production is output from an . The production efficiency of U.S. production agriculture, as compared to other countries, is . There are a number of ways to measure this efficiency. The most common method of measuring efficiency is to determine the number of supplied with the farm .

18 2. An in production efficiency has also helped the U.S. economy.
What is the importance of the agriculture industry to society at the local, state, national, and international levels? 1. The average farm worker supplies 150 people with agricultural products. In the early 1950s, one farm worker supplied less than 20 people with agricultural products. 2. An in production efficiency has also helped the U.S. economy. Improved efficiency has allowed people to the farm and find in other .

19 C. Agribusiness can be divided into .
What is the importance of the agriculture industry to society at the local, state, national, and international levels? C. Agribusiness can be divided into . The major sectors are agribusiness , agribusiness , and . 1. The agribusiness input sector includes all resources involved in farm commodities. Examples of the agribusiness input sector include seed, fertilizer, machinery, fuel, and credit. Production efficiency can also be linked to in these agricultural inputs.

20 What is the importance of the agriculture industry to society at the local, state, national, and international levels? 2. The agribusiness output sector includes any agribusiness that an agricultural commodity between and the . Examples include transporting, selling, storing, and inspecting. Approximately million people are employed in this sector.

21 What is the importance of the agriculture industry to society at the local, state, national, and international levels? 3. The agriservices sector includes people who new ways of producing and marketing food, food producers, and provide services to all areas of agriculture. Both and agencies are responsible for the actions of the agriservices sector. a. Public agriservices are agricultural groups that provide services at the , , and levels. Public agriservices specialize in education, research, communication, and regulation. The United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, and the Department of Commerce are examples.

22 What is the importance of the agriculture industry to society at the local, state, national, and international levels? b. Private agriservices are agriservices governed at the federal, state, or local level. The three areas of private agriservices are services, associations, and agricultural . Examples of private agriservices are the Farm Service Agency and the American Seed Trade Association.


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