(the) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

(the) Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs] (abbr Defra)
the British government department in charge of the environment, farming and food production. It replaced the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 2001.

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