A person or company that produces goods, crops, or manufactured items (a producer or manufacturer).
地元の生産者から直接野菜を買った。
I bought vegetables directly from local producers.
その町には有名な乳製品の生産者がある。
That town has a well-known dairy producer.
新しい技術で中小の生産者も利益を上げられるようになった。
With new technology, even small producers can now increase their profits.
In ecology, an organism that produces organic matter (a primary producer), such as plants or algae via photosynthesis.
森林の植物は陸上生態系の主要な生産者だ。
Forest plants are the main producers in terrestrial ecosystems.
藻類は海の食物連鎖で重要な生産者の役割を果たす。
Algae play an important producer role in marine food chains.