In agribusiness, input providers are typically those who supply the necessary resources that farmers and ranchers need to grow crops or raise livestock. Examples of input providers include:
- Labor and equipment suppliers: These can include companies that provide machinery, tools, seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and other inputs that farmers require for production.
The other options listed—marketers and distributors, distributors and retailers, and farmers and ranchers—represent different roles within the agricultural supply chain, but they do not specifically denote input providers.