TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

SAA [1 record]

Filter results by subject field Alphabetical list of terms

Filter results by subject field

Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2016-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Food Industries
  • Trade
DEF

A system including food and non-food products that serves the production, processing, trade, marketing, consumption and disposal of goods that originate from agriculture, forestry, or fisheries [as well as] the inputs needed and outputs generated at each of these processes.

Key term(s)
  • agrifood system
  • agrofood system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
  • Commerce
DEF

Ensemble constitué, d'une part, par les produits alimentaires et autres entrant dans la production, la transformation, le commerce, la commercialisation, la consommation et la mise au rebut d'articles d'origine agricole, forestière et halieutique et d'autre part, par les intrants nécessaires et les extrants obtenus dans chacun de ces processus.

OBS

agroalimentaire : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Economía agrícola
  • Industria alimentaria
  • Comercio
DEF

Conjunto de las actividades que concurren a la formación y a la distribución de los productos alimentarios y, en consecuencia, al cumplimiento de la función de la alimentación humana en una sociedad determinada.

OBS

Los tres principales sectores de actividad económica del SAA son el sector agrario, la industria agroalimentaria y la distribución alimentaria.

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2025
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Display options

Change the order of display of the official languages of Canada
Option to display the non-official languages (Spanish or Portuguese)
Display definitions, contexts, etc., on records

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: