translate English to French: The development of agriculture - in which the EU plays an important part - has brought about a situation in which it is often impossible to depend on the family farm as the principle means of employment and sole source of income.
Le développement de l'agriculture - et l'UE en partage la responsabilité - a eu pour effet de rendre impossible, pour beaucoup de ruraux, le fait d'avoir pour occupation principale et unique source de revenus l'exploitation familiale.