productors

Productors is the plural of the noun product or, in several Romance languages, the noun productor used to denote a person or entity that creates or supplies goods, services, or content. In English, the corresponding term is producers; the cognate form varies by language.

In economics, producers are agents that transform inputs into outputs. They include firms, farms, and other organizations that operate along the production chain. They decide on resources, technology, and scale to supply markets with goods and services, and they interact with consumers, investors, and suppliers.

In the entertainment industry, a product or producer coordinates the creation and financing of a project such as a film, television show, or album. Roles can include executive producer, producer, and co-producer, each with differing levels of responsibility for development, budgeting, hiring, and distribution.

In ecology and agriculture, the term producer is used to describe autotrophic organisms that generate organic matter from inorganic energy sources; in Romance-language usage, productors may be used analogously to describe such primary producers in a food web or in agricultural contexts where a farm acts as a producer.

See also: producer, production, manufacturing, agriculture, film and music production, ecology.