have a range of activities and disciplines encompassed by modern food production , its optimization & understanding, and withing the  agriculture industry, also called “agribusiness”. It includes agrichemicals, breeding, crop production, distribution, farm machinery, processing, seed supply, new techologies & innovations. All agents of the food and fiber value chain and those institutions that influence it are part of the agribusiness system, supply chain, and service providers.

There are academic degrees specializing in agribusiness, departments of agribusiness, agribusiness trade associations, and agribusiness publications.