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Janet Hughes set to leave Defra

Programme director for the Future Farming and Countryside Programme (FFCP) stepping down after five years

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock 鈥� 2 min read
Programme director for Defra鈥檚 Future Farming and Countryside Programme director Janet Hughes has announced she is stepping down
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Programme director for Defra鈥檚 Future Farming and Countryside Programme director Janet Hughes has announced she is stepping down

Janet Hughes, programme director for Defra's Future Farming and Countryside Programme (FFCP) has announced she is stepping down. Ms Hughes, who has overseen the introduction of the department's Environmental...

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