Defra

/ ˈdɛfrə /

acronym

1. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Example Sentences

As part of its new deal for farmers, Defra said it has committed nearly £250m in farming grants to improve productivity, trial new technologies and drive innovation in the sector.

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He feared that without an extension to his current agreement with Defra he'd have to return some wildflower margins to crop production.

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Defra said the risk to the public was very low but people should not touch or move any dead or sick wild birds.

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Defra said it was working with farmers to build a more profitable farming system by focusing on food production "in an uncertain world".

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The NFU wants Defra to let existing Countryside Stewardship agreements continue for a year while a long-term plan is developed.

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