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MAFF - translation to russian
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
MAFF (disambiguation)
MAFF
[,em,eɪ,ef'ef]
сокращение
от Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Definition
MAFF
¦ abbreviation (formerly in the UK) Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food.
Wikipedia
MAFF
MAFF may refer to:
- MAFF (gene), a transcription factor
- Malmö Arab Film Festival, held in Malmö (Sweden), the largest Arabic film festival in Europe
- Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (United Kingdom), a former department of UK government
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Japan)
- Mozilla Archive Format, a web page archiving format provided by Firefox through an extension
Examples of use of MAFF
1. Clearly the government department for agriculture – then Maff, now Defra – makes points on the science of issues as they arise and their presentation.
2. He decided to tell the public that the risk was low, but scientists were unsure about it, and people buying milk from farms near the pyres should consider switching to supermarket milk. ‘As soon as MAFF heard about this I had ministers on the phone telling me I was about to create a crisis in the dairy industry.
3. I genuinely want the economy to succeed‘ Born÷ 1'71, London Education÷ St Paul‘s Boys School, London; Davidson College, North Carolina; Magdalen College, Oxford, (MA honours modern history) Career÷ Freelance journalist 1''3; Joined Conservative research department 1''4; special adviser MAFF 1''5; political office 10 Downing Street 1''7; political secretary to William Hague 1''7–2001; shadow chief secretary to the Treasury 2003; shadow chancellor 2005 Interests÷ Walking, skiing, theatre, observing American politics Family÷ Lives in West London with wife Frances and two children Ask AristotleGordon Brown
4. He held a press conference admitting that scientists were unsure about whether it had, which he said ‘did not create the crisis in the consumption of lamb that Maff had assumed it would‘. Lord Robert May, the outgoing president of the Royal Society, confirmed that Krebs had ‘ministerial pressure put on him – in response to the worry that the rogue BSE prion had got into the country‘s sheep population to say there was nothing to worry about‘. A spokesman for Defra last night did not deny there had been intervention but said the FSA had been set up to act in the public interest in providing scientific advice, adding: ‘Ministers have respected that at all times.
