Defra
Proper noun
Meaning
Defra
(UK politics) Initialism of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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According to Seglias, Defra is busy developing a range of digital services, while also working out what additional resources might be required to bring them to fruition.
Defra said both cases were unrelated – the Cheshire case was the H5N8 strain of avian influenza, while the case in Kent was the H5N2 strain.
Dr Anna Berthinussen, a bat ecologist commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to examine such measures on new roads, said it was likely the council's attempts to mitigate the impact had failed.
A leading Cumbria union official says Defra should remain the voice of farming, as rumours continue to circulate over its future viability.
Defra has confirmed that this is different to the strains which affected people in China last year.
Throughout the 10-week consultation, Defra hosted 17 events across the country alongside groups including the National Trust and NFU, hearing from more than 1,250 representatives of the UK’s food and farming sectors.