Exports glimmer of hope

FUNDING for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), which looks after agriculture in Britain, was cut 29% in the country’s recent spending review to save £66 billion.

Exports glimmer of hope

A similar cut in Ireland in next month’s budget would be a body blow for agriculture.

However, the two situations are not usefully comparable.

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