Defra

/ ˈdɛfrə /

acronym for

1. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Example Sentences

Farmers leaders have been told by Defra that the figures come from the Treasury and not their department.

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Tom Bradshaw, the president of the NFU, said that Defra figures showed the changes would have an impact on 66% of estates.

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Defra suggested softening the policy to exempt some older people, possibly those over the age of 80.

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The Defra minister responsible, Daniel Zeichner, responded to the scientists’ plea last week by stating that the government was “now considering how to take forward the regulatory framework outlined in the Act and will share our plans with key interested parties soon”.

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But Defra ministers also have to consider the views of environmental campaigners, such as Dr Helen Wallace of Genewatch UK, who have concerns about the “unwanted consequences” of the Precision Breeding Act.

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