agrotechnology

English

Etymology

From agro- +‎ technology.

Noun

agrotechnology (countable and uncountable, plural agrotechnologies)

  2. The application of modern technology to agriculture; the result of that activity.
    Alternative form: agritechnology
    Synonym: agrotech (clipping)
    He majored in agrotechnology.
    They use recently developed agrotechnologies.
    • 2007 November 26, Marlise Simons, “In the Netherlands, Eat, Drink and Be Monitored”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      Mr. Koster, an economist who works for the university's agrotechnology and food sciences group, said he hoped that the findings would help policy makers, health experts and food executives who wanted to understand and influence eating habits.

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