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Other Government Departments
Other Government Departments that also fund research
Department for Trade and Industry (DTI)
Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland (DARDNI)
Environment Agency (EA)
Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
Scottish Executive Environment and Rural Affairs Department (SEERAD)
Welsh Assembly Government Department of Environment, Planning and Countryside (WAGARAD)

Research Councils
Research Councils fund highly speculative and innovative research which often forms the basis for strategic development in Defra research projects.
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

Levy Boards and Industrial Trade Associations
Levy boards and industrial trade associations fund applied near-market research to support innovation and technical change within their industry.
British Bedding and Pot Plant Association
British Beet Research Organisation (BBRO)
British Pig Executive (BPEX)
British Potato Council (BPC)
British Poultry Council (BPC)
Crop Protection Association (CPA)
English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX)
Fertiliser Manufacturers Association (FMA)
Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA)
Horticulture Development Council (HDC)
Hybu Cig Cymru / Meat Promotion Wales (HCC)
Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD)
Kingshay Farming Trust
Maize Growers Association
Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC)
Milk Development Council (MDC)
National Beef Association (NBA)
National Farmers Union (NFU)
National Hop Association of England
National Pig Association (NPA)
National Sheep Association (NSA)
Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO)
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS)
Sea Fish Industry Authority (SFIA)
Tomato Growers Association
UK Poultry Research Liaison Group (UKPRLG)

Other Useful Links
Websites for Defra-sponsored research projects, Research Associations / Communities, Trade Associations, Charities and Non-Government Organisations
Association of Applied Biologists
Assured Produce Scheme
BCPC (formerly British Crop Protection Council)
Biotechnology Resources for Arable Crop Transformation (BRACT) research project
British Egg Industry Council (BEIC)
British Egg Products Association (BEPA)
British Free Range Egg Producers' Association (BFREPA)
British Society for Animal Science (BSAS)
European Union (EU)
Forestry Commission: Information about Short Rotation Coppicing
Forum for the Future
Horticulture Trades Association (HTA)
Linking Environment and Farming
Royal Agricultural Society of England
Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)
Soil Association
World Poultry Science Association (WPSA)
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