Traduction de «élevage sur filières » (Français → Anglais) :

17. Calls on the Commission and Member States to give a higher profile to the essential role played by sheep farming in terms of contributing to the economy and the sustainability of areas that face the most difficulties and in terms of managing the countryside and, as a priority, to make it easier for young farmers to start up in that sector;

In the Netherlands, Europe's second biggest producer of calf meat, the two branches exist in parallel, namely the 'white veal' sector, which represents the vast majority of production (around 85% of the total) and uses the first system of rearing, and the minority 'pink veal' sector, which emerged at the start of the 1980s and uses the second system.

(19) Milk production and cattle farming are the mainstay of the agricultural economy of the Azores, and support for the sector should take account of the crucial importance of these activities in both social and economic terms, especially for small farmers. To ensure the survival of traditional activity in this sector, the suckler cow premium and the aid for dairy cows should continue to be supplemented, within the limit of the available local quota. A supplement to the slaughter premium should be introduced and aid granted for the disposal of surplus male bovines for which no normal outlets can be found in the islands and which must be ...[+++]shipped to the rest of the Community at considerable additional cost, given the particular geographical situation of the region. To ensure that Community support can be mobilised effectively, a comprehensive programme to support local activities in the livestock and milk products sectors should enable the sectors concerned to define and implement strategies tailored to the local context for economic development, spatial organisation of production and increasing the professionalism of producers.

(b) a proportion of the fee referred to in point 1 is collected at every stage in the chain of production, including the rearing stage, in accordance with criteria to be defined by the Member States.

(8) Whereas producers and others involved in the stockfarming industry should take greater responsibility in future for the quality and safety of meat for human consumption;

(c) for flattening farms, the establishment of systems for the supply of piglets requiring the direct transportation of animals from recognized multiplication farms to the fattening farm;