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French term or phrase:	filières
English translation:	production chains
Entered by:	Kerensa Cracknell

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12:01 Dec 18, 2008

French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Agriculture / Research and development

French term or phrase: filières

This is a job description for a position in a research institute in France.

The job description includes:
"...développer des outils de mesure des performances environnementales et sociales de différents types de filières dans la perspective de leur certification"

and:

"...développer et adapter des outils de mesure des effets environnementaux et sociaux de filières de produits tropicaux sur les marchés domestiques, régionaux et internationaux"

I have found "processes" or "industries" but neither seems to make sense in this context, although "processes" fits better.

Thanks for suggestions!

Kerensa Cracknell KudoZ activity Questions: 97 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (12 closed without grading) Answers: 4 Singapore
Local time: 23:56

(sub)sectors AND industries AND commodity chains

Explanation:
It depends. For example, la filière du boeuf organique = organic beef subsector or commodity/production chain within the general meat sector. One author I translate for likes the idea of a production & consumption (rather than commodity) chain. The idea is a sequence of operations and/or players from stable to table or field to fork.

Selected response from:

Gabrielle Leyden
Local time: 17:56

Grading comment

Thanks - I decided on production chain in this context.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

sectors

SueE

patterns

Tarik Boussetta

(sub)sectors AND industries AND commodity chains

Gabrielle Leyden

procedure

Mostafa MOUHIBE

fields AND lines

Jean-Louis S.

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

6 mins confidence:

fields AND lines

Explanation:
I suggest fields for the 1st sentence and line for the next one.

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 16

2 hrs confidence:

procedure

Explanation:
procedure

Mostafa MOUHIBE
Morocco
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of:

Arabic

3 hrs confidence:

(sub)sectors AND industries AND commodity chains

Gabrielle Leyden
Local time: 17:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks - I decided on production chain in this context.

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

sectors

Explanation:
Frequently used in this context.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-12-18 21:33:32 GMT)
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"Chains" is a further possibility for the second sentence, although I would hesitate to qualify this here with "commodity" as suggested by Gabrielle, as tropical products are not necessarily commodities (although of course they can be).

SueE
Ireland
Local time: 16:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

10 hrs confidence:

patterns

Explanation:
patterns

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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-12-18 23:47:41 GMT)
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I have suggested PATTERNS for the second "filière":)

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Note added at 12 hrs (2008-12-19 00:38:16 GMT)
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Pour filère (1) : SUBSECTORS
>>>>Le Centre d'investissement aide la BERD à :

améliorer l'environnement institutionnel et politique de ses projets d'investissement et mener des études de filières spécifiques comme les secteurs des oléagineux et du sucre
évaluer les besoins en crédit des PME rurales
identifier des possibilités d'investissement dans l'agro-alimentaire, notamment dans les pays en phase initiale de transition
nouer des partenariats avec les autres institutions financières qui opèrent dans la région, à travers l'initiative EastAgri

EN ANGLAIS

>>>The Investment Centre helps EBRD to:

improve the policy environment of its investment projects and carry out research on specific subsectors such as oilseeds and sugar
assess the demand for credit lines targeting small local rural entreprises
identify agribusiness investment opportunities, in particular in Early Transition Countries
establish partnerships with other financial institutions operating in the region through the EastAgri initiative.

Pour filère (2) : PATTERNS

Tarik Boussetta
Local time: 15:56
Native speaker of:

Arabic

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