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Agricultural production systems in the agri-food chain: position and evolution.

机译：农业食品链中的农业生产系统：地位和演变。

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Agriculture is often criticised for failing to address concerns regarding sustainability of production and for not being responsive to consumer demands. It may be argued, however, that agricultural production in its current form has been developed because it is 'demand driven'. The mass distribution sector, in particular large supermarket chains, has gained dominance in the food market. As a result, agricultural producers face growing demands with regard to the price, size and quality of their outputs. These demands force farmers to focus on increasing production volumes and reducing production costs. Consumers are not benefiting from the gains in production efficiency by agriculture. While producer prices for agricultural products have fallen significantly in the last 30 years, food costs have remained relatively stable. This reflects the increased costs associated with processing, packaging, marketing and distribution of foods. Supermarket and fast food chains are also expanding into developing countries, with potentially destructive consequences for local systems of agricultural production and processing. The mass distribution sector not only has significant power over its suppliers, it also has a strong influence on consumers, using powerful marketing tools to shape consumer demand. Therefore it is overly simplistic to consider the agricultural sector as having primary responsibility for issues such as environmental sustainability and food quality. It should be recognized that agriculture is just one link in the agri-food production chain, and its activities are largely determined by downstream demand, in particular from the food industry and the mass distribution sector..
机译：人们经常批评农业未能解决有关生产可持续性的问题，并且对消费者的需求没有反应。但是，可以说，当前形式的农业生产已经发展，因为它是“需求驱动”的。大众配送部门，尤其是大型连锁超市，在食品市场上占据了主导地位。结果，农业生产者在其产品的价格，规模和质量方面面临着日益增长的需求。这些要求迫使农民将重点放在增加产量和降低生产成本上。消费者没有从农业生产效率的提高中受益。在过去的30年中，农产品的生产价格已经大幅下降，而食品成本却保持相对稳定。这反映出与食品的加工，包装，销售和分配相关的成本增加。超市和快餐连锁店也正在向发展中国家扩展，对当地的农业生产和加工系统具有潜在的破坏性后果。大众分销部门不仅拥有强大的供应商控制权，而且还通过使用强大的营销工具来塑造消费者需求，从而对消费者产生强大影响。因此，将农业部门视为对环境可持续性和食品质量等问题负主要责任的做法过于简单。应该认识到，农业只是农业食品生产链中的一个环节，其活动在很大程度上取决于下游需求，特别是来自食品工业和大规模分销部门的需求。

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