Traduction de «secteur agro-alimentaire » (Français → Anglais) :

87. Believes that European agriculture is one of the sectors that can maintain a certain value creation despite the effects of the crisis; however, the sector is missing many farmers and there is a serious lack of replacement with young farmers; regrets that this phenomenon is putting at risk our important agricultural and rural patrimonies of the world, at the same time that large agro-business companies are expanding their margins and imposing their model of a global food system that entails destructive environmental effects; underlines, therefore, that farmers, and not big business, must be at the centre of European agricultural an ...[+++]d foods policies in order truly to boost growth and jobs in all the regions of the EU; notes that the present trend is leading to the decimation of traditional family farms across Europe and the associated decline of social and economic activity in rural areas;

D. whereas, at the same time, recent food fraud cases have damaged consumer trust in the food chain, having a negative impact on the agro-food sector, as these scandals damage the overall image of this key sector of the EU economy; whereas restoring the confidence of consumers of European agri-foods both inside and outside the EU is of paramount importance; whereas it must, however, be stressed that the vast majority of European agri-foods are of excellent quality and therefore deserve international recognition;

D. whereas, at the same time, recent food fraud cases have damaged consumer trust in the food chain, having a negative impact on the agro-food sector, as these scandals damage the overall image of this key sector of the EU economy; whereas restoring the confidence of consumers of European agri-foods both inside and outside the EU is of paramount importance; whereas it must, however, be stressed that the vast majority of European agri-foods are of excellent quality and therefore deserve international recognition;

F. whereas the agro-food sector is one of the biggest economic sectors in the EU, providing 48 million jobs and worth EUR 715 billion annually;

F. whereas the agro-food sector is one of the biggest economic sectors in the EU, providing 48 million jobs and worth EUR 715 billion annually;

In spite of scientific and technical knowledge and increasingly stringent legislation in the agri-foodstuffs sector, the number of food alerts (bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), dioxin, listeriosis, salmonella) has increased in the last decade.