Urproduktion
German
Etymology
ur- (“original, proto-”) + Produktion (“production”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈuːɐ̯pʁodʊkˌt͡si̯oːn]
- Hyphenation: Ur‧pro‧duk‧ti‧on
Noun
Urproduktion f (genitive Urproduktion, plural Urproduktionen)
- (economics) primary production (the extraction of natural resources as the first stage of the economic production process)
- Die Urproduktion umfasst Wirtschaftszweige wie Landwirtschaft, Forstwirtschaft und Bergbau.
- Primary production includes economic sectors such as agriculture, forestry, and mining.
Declension
Declension of Urproduktion [feminine]
Synonyms
- Primärsektor (the technical sectoral term)
- Rohstoffgewinnung (raw material extraction)
Antonyms
- Weiterverarbeitung (further processing; secondary stage)
- Veredelung (refinement)
Coordinate terms
- Landwirtschaft (agriculture)
- Forstwirtschaft (forestry)
- Fischerei (fishing)
- Bergbau (mining)
- Sektorwandel (the historical decline of Urproduktion in developed nations)
Related terms
- Urprodukt (the raw product resulting from primary production)
- produzieren (to produce)