National Agri-Marketing Association
Encyclopedia
The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is a non-profit organization
of more than 3,500 professional and student members, serving the food and fiber industry
. NAMA provides access to solutions and opportunities in agribusiness
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Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
of more than 3,500 professional and student members, serving the food and fiber industry
Food and fiber system
The Food and fiber system is the sector of the U.S. economy that includes agricultural production and all economic activities supporting or utilizing that production, including farm machinery and chemical production, and processing, manufacturing, transportation, and retailing. In 2000, the food...
. NAMA provides access to solutions and opportunities in agribusiness
Agribusiness
In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term for the various businesses involved in food production, including farming and contract farming, seed supply, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesale and distribution, processing, marketing, and retail sales....
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