Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishMinistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, theFisheries and Food, the Ministry of AgricultureˌMinistry of ˌAgriculture, ˌFisheries and ˈFood, the (abbrev. MAFF) the name of British government department that was responsible for farming, food production, and the safety of food products until 2001 → see Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the