Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 30 October 2025.
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Labour, Suffolk Coastal
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to provide (a) guidance and (b) support to farmers on water efficiency measures to help protect future food supply.
Angela Eagle
The Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Defra works closely with the Environment Agency on water resourcing and smart farming.
The Environment Agency’s recently published National Framework for Water Resources sets out how water efficiency is being promoted in collaboration with farmers and growers. Smart farming makes use of technology to help to make better use of water when it is available and better protect the environment when it is not. By using technology to understand where and when water is needed, to ensure every drop can be made to count.
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