Sentence:  As in the Spanish and American periods, public lands were made available for favoured private interests in <WSD>agri-business</WSD>, including foreign interests (using leasing arrangements to avoid the constitutional prohibition on foreign acquisition of land). 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do. (from 1950s)