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<p>Defra's agri-food evidence programme supports the productivity, environmental sustainability,
risks and trade-offs of farming systems.</p><p>Defra's research portfolio includes:
examination of sustainable, agro-ecological, and organic food systems; investigating
securing future food and nutrient supply, while also responding to consumer demand
for a diverse, healthy, safe, and attractive diet. Research also explores future innovation
possibilities for sustainable food production, including integrated fish production
techniques, controlled environment horticulture technology, in conjunction with permaculture
and agroforestry approaches; and aquaculture systems.</p><p>The Seafood Innovation
Fund, part of the £100 million UK Seafood Fund, was set up to support the long-term
future and sustainability of the UK fisheries and seafood sector. It funds various
innovative projects, ideas and technologies in fisheries and aquaculture where research
on reducing public health risk and the potential benefit for human health is within
scope.</p><p>Defra partners with UK Research & Innovation which leads the 'Transforming
the UK Food System Programme'. This £47.5 million research programme supports a food
system which places healthy people and a healthy natural environment at its centre,
considering the complex interactions between health, environment and socioeconomic
factors.</p><p>Additionally, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council,
part of UK Research & Innovation, also has a long-term strategic commitment to
supporting bioscience for sustainable agriculture and food, delivering more productive,
healthy, resilient and sustainable agriculture and food systems.</p>
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