Information
- Type
- Organization
- Name
- The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Acronym
- DAERA
- Address
- Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road, Ballymiscaw, Belfast BT4 3SB, UK
- Description @en
- The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has responsibility for food, farming, environmental, fisheries, forestry and sustainability policy and the development of the rural sector in Northern Ireland. The Department assists the sustainable development of the agri-food, environmental, fishing and forestry sectors of the Northern Ireland economy, having regard for the needs of the consumers, the protection of human, animal and plant health, the welfare of animals and the conservation and enhancement of the environment.