Translate the following English sentence to French:
"It is not so long since farmers and meat-processing plants were threatened with annihilation, and it has only been through a combination of comprehensive information and strategically sound and effective marketing measures that it has been possible to rebuild consumer confidence to some extent."
Remontons le temps : les agriculteurs et les entreprises de transformation de la viande accusaient de grandes pertes de revenus et seule une information complète, liée à des mesures de marketing stratégiquement judicieuses et efficaces, a pu redonner partiellement confiance aux consommateurs.