translate English to French: That on its own would not have been a problem, but what was a problem, was that they did not address their issue in terms of the agricultural sector and the department at all, even though the potential links are self-evident.
Cela ne constitue pas un problème en soi. Par contre, elles n’ont pas du tout analysé la question dans l’optique du secteur agricole et du ministère, et ce, même si les liens possibles sont patents.