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known as the Strategic Food Stockpile, were maintained by the MAFF. The primary purpose of the stockpile was to serve as a food reserve; in the period leading up to a war major food producers would be However, they had a limited variety and supply, and were not intended to provide a balanced or healthy diet to survivors. Among the foodstuffs that were part of the stockpile were:
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subsidise the spreading of lime on agricultural land to boost the fertility of the soil. The Food (Defence Plans) Department was established in 1937 and was then constituted as the Ministry of Food on the outbreak of war in 1939. The Minister of Agriculture was given powers to regulate the cultivation and management of land, end tenancies, even take possession of land, under the
829:. c. 91) abolished the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries and created the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, which took on the powers of the Board and the remaining functions of the Food Production Department established during the war. In 1919 prices of farm produce had risen by 25% compared to prices at the end of the war. The 92: 924:
period that would occur in the event of NATO being involved in a large-scale conflict in Europe. Control of food stockpiles was an important part of plans for during and after war, to feed survivors until a normal stockpile could be established. A large network of buffer depots containing foodstuffs,
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promoted the standardisation of grades and packaging and introduced the "National Mark", a trade mark denoting home-produced food of a defined quality for eggs, beef, apples and pears. The Agricultural Marketing Acts of 1931 and 1933 sought to organise farmers into co-operative marketing associations
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guaranteed minimum prices for wheat and oats, specified a minimum wage for agricultural workers and established the Agricultural Wages Board, to ensure stability for farmers and a share of this stability for agricultural workers. The aim was to increase output of home-grown food and reduce dependence
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Items with a long shelf life made up much of the stockpile, including tinned and canned foods. Glucose sweets were also produced, but only in limited numbers as they were expensive. A full detailed list of these buffer depots was included in Duncan Campbell's 1983 book War Plan UK. By 1995, with the
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The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Ministry of Food were merged in 1955, becoming the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. In the 1970s, the IRA detonated some explosives in front of the Ministry of Agriculture building in Whitehall, killing one man and injuring 215. Two other
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on 23 August 1793 as the Board or Society for the Encouragement of Agriculture and Internal Improvement, which lasted until it was dissolved in June 1822. Though its founders hoped the board would become a department of state it was never more than a private society which spread useful knowledge and
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was appointed Minister. The Scientific Food Committee was established in May 1940 and outlined a basal diet of 2000 calories. The Ministry of Food became the sole buyer and importer of food and regulated prices, guaranteeing farmers prices and markets for their produce. The Marketing Boards, except
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introduced a tariff on most imports including fruit and vegetables and quotas on imports of bacon, ham and other meat products. In 1936 the tithe rent charge was abolished, compensation paid to the Church and the money recovered from farmers over a 60-year period. In 1937 a scheme was introduce to
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set out guaranteed prices for wheat and oats based on the 1919 averages, to be reviewed annually. However, in the early 1920s, prices fell drastically, the Act was repealed, guaranteed prices were replaced by lump sum payments and the Agricultural Wages Board abolished, as part of the government's
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that dealt with the environment (and with a small part of the Home Office) to create a new government department, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) in 2001. MAFF was formally dissolved on 27 March 2002, when the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution)
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deflationary policies. By 1922 virtually all of war-time controls had gone. The area under cultivation in Britain fell from 12 million acres (49,000 km²) in 1918 to 9 million acres (36,000 km²) in 1926. Farm prices continued to decline and then fell by 34% in the three years after 1929.
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appointed Food Controller to regulate the supply and consumption of food and to encourage food production. A Food Production Department was established by the Board of Agriculture in 1917 to organise and distribute agricultural inputs, such as labour, feed, fertiliser and machinery, and increase
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was declared on 4 August 1914. Good harvests and little interruption to imports of food during the first two years of meant that there were no shortages of food, though the ministry was buying wheat, meat and sugar. The agricultural situation then changed for the worse with a poor crop harvest,
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During this period, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries remained a small department concerned with pest and disease control, agricultural research and education, improvement of livestock, and provision of allotments and smallholdings. Over the next few years, its workload
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output of crops. Provision of labour provided considerable difficulty as many men working on farms had enlisted but co-operation between the War Office and the board enabled men to be released to help with spring cultivation and harvest. Also in 1917, the
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In the late 1920s and early 1930s the government introduced new measures to support domestic agriculture and farmers' income. Subsidies or price insurance schemes were created for sugar beet, wheat, cattle, dairy and sheep. The
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In 1904, the board appointed honorary agricultural correspondents throughout the country to liaise with the Board on Regional Matters and to give advice to farmers. In 1911, responsibility for all agricultural matters in
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An Act to provide for the constitution of a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and of Councils and Committees in connection with agriculture, and to amend the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Acts, 1889 to
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was declared on 3 September 1939. The UK entered the war well prepared for the maintenance of supplies of food but with less than 40% of the country's needs produced at home. The
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Meanwhile, the country was increasingly becoming dependent on imported food. By 1914, the output of home-grown food only met one-third of the country's needs.
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An Act to transfer to the Board of Agriculture powers and duties relating to the Industry of Fishing and to amend the Board of Agriculture Act 1889.
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A significant predecessor of the second Board of Agriculture (later MAFF) was the Tithe Commission, which was set up in 1841 under the
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was appointed President of the Board of Agriculture with a seat in the Cabinet and with the aim of stimulating food production.
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The Board of Agriculture, which later become the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF), was established under the
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bombs that had been set to go off at the same time were defused by military and police experts. Ten suspects were taken into
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ending World War I was signed on 11 November 1918. Following the war, the Food Controller resigned in 1919 and the
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was created, it was responsible for both food production and food safety, which was seen by some to give rise to a
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Account of the Origin of the Board of Agriculture and its progress for three years after its establishment
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Loaves and Fishes, an illustrated history of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1889–1999
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was passed under which food, agricultural machinery and equipment was sent from the US to the UK.
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and the Copyhold Commissioners to become the Lord Commissioners for England and Wales under the
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failure of the potato crop, declining harvest abroad and increased shipping losses. In 1916,
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was passed to transfer certain powers and duties relating to the fishing industry from the
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Recruiting began for the Women's Land Army and, in 1940, food rationing was introduced.
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Debate on draft Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002
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Text of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002
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Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries advert promoting National Mark produce
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and created Marketing Boards for bacon, pigs, hops, milk and potatoes. The
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In June 1917, Lord Devonport resigned as Food Controller to be replaced by
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Biscuits, which came in large tins, and baked around the early 1960s.
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was created to provide substitutes for men called up to the forces.
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Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002
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succeeded William Morrison as Minister for Food. In 1941, the US
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An Act for establishing a Board of Agriculture for Great Britain.
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in 1869 and became part of the new Board of Agriculture in 1889.
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in June 1865. This was renamed the Veterinary Department of the
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Fat, known as 'Ministry Marge' and had a shelf life of 20 years
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to what then became the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.
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In December 1916, a Ministry of Food was created under the
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Text of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1919
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end of the Cold War, all buffer depots had been closed.
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except animal health was transferred to a newly created
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Text of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act 1903
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progressively wound down and closed on 31 March 1921.
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Board of Agriculture Act 1889
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fishing industry
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Food Standards Agency
conflict of interest
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
foot and mouth disease in 2001
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Ministers of the Crown Act 1975
Text of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Dissolution) Order 2002
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Board of Agriculture Act 1889
Board of Agriculture
royal charter
Tithe Commutation Act 1836
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