The agricultural sector is considered on-farm agribusiness while both the agro-industries and agro-services are off-farm industries.

Agribusiness sector serves as major provider of food and fiber, clothing, medicines, and other basic consumer needs.

The crop yield in intensive agriculture depends primarily on the natural fertility of the soil, terrain, climate, and the availability of water.

An agro-service is an enterprise that processes agricultural raw materials, including ground and tree crops as well as livestock.

Simple and complex are category of agro-industry by nature of operation.

The raw materials of agro-industries could be seasonal, perishable and variableSimple and complex are category of agro-industry by nature of operation.

If the agricultural commodity requires speed and care in handling and storage, it refers to perishable characteristics

Extensive is a system of crop cultivation using small amounts of labor and capital in relation to area of land being farmed.

The more business firms and income-earning households paying taxes can lead to higher revenues

The processing subsystem directly link the product to the consumer.

Agribusiness subsystems must work interdependent and interrelated.

Follow your food from farm to fork means that agribusiness work starts from point of production to point of consumption

Input subsystem comprises of farmers who directly produce products for direct or intermediate consumption.

Agribusiness is an open system

Marketing subsystem prolongs the shelf life of the perishable products that makes them available for a longer time

Supply chain is also called as value chain

Consumer subsystem provides assistance and back-ups to other subsystems of agribusiness.

Gaps or weaknesses in any of the subsystem would make the whole agribusiness system collapse.

The supply chain not only includes the manufacturer and suppliers, but also transporters, warehouses, retailers, and customers themselves.