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The restructuring in the agricultural supply sector and its consequences on agricultural production

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The article analyzes changes in agricultural demand for industrial products for the 1970–1984 period within the EEC. Furthermore, it discusses adjustments in the product supplying process with emphasis on concentration and industrial diversification. Finally, it proposes some hypotheses in terms of orientation of techniques and productive agricultural systems.

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Pascal Byé is a senior economics researcher at the French National Institute for Agronomic Research (INRA). He has been working for many years between agriculture and industry. His main publications deal with the role of agro-food and upstream sectors on agricultural growth. His recent research program stresses the influence of agrochemical industries in changing agricultural technologies and food processing.

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Byé, P. The restructuring in the agricultural supply sector and its consequences on agricultural production. Agric Hum Values 6, 22–28 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02219418

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