Minister pledges to protect funds that boost R&D

Minister of state for agriculture and food Jim Paice pledged to try to protect current Defra funds for horticultural research and development, at last week's European Food & Farming Partnerships conference. However, he said that private farms should get involved by sharing their expertise.

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