News in Brief
CEE reaffirms commitment to joint farming innovation initiative
Eleven central and eastern European countries reaffirmed their commitment to a joint farming innovation initiative on the fifth anniversary of the BIOEAST scheme.
Agriculture
A
Blog
Unworthy, partisan accusations against Hungarian agriculture
Minister István Nagy responds to an article published this week by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung entitled, “Without EU money, Hungary would be in the same situation as Moldova.” [“Ohne EU-Geld wäre...
News in Brief
Agricultural development projects worth over HUF 20 billion kick off in southern-central Hungary
István Nagy said the developments would boost agriculture in the region between the Danube and Tisza rivers.
News in Brief
PM Orbán: Hungary’s agricultural sector is vital to the country’s national self-esteem
Since 2010, the government has protected Hungarian farmland and provided significant opportunities for the agricultural sector.
News in Brief
Coronavirus Update: Government secures future of Hungary’s agricultural sector
“Food production is one of the most important pillars of the Hungarian economy,” said István Nagy, Minister for Agriculture.
News in Brief
Europe’s current honey policy does not afford sufficient protection to European honey producers
“Europe’s current honey policy is untenable in view of the fact that it does not afford sufficient protection against imitation honey made under laboratory conditions, coming particularly from Asia, and as a result is totally destroying the European honey market and European honey producers,” Minister of Agriculture István Nagy declared in Brussels on Monday in a statement at a demonstration by Hungarian and Spanish honey farmers.
News in Brief
Beekeeper protests shine light on honey industry
European beekeepers have held protests in Brussels, Paris and Amsterdam to shine light on Chinese honey imports and bee-killers.
News in Brief
Economically underperforming municipalities to receive government support
“The government’s purpose is to support Hungarian villages, expand their agricultural opportunities and provide support for the rural community,” said István Nagy, Minister for Agriculture.
News in Brief
Agriculture Minister: Funding for forestation projects raised
Hungary will begin a massive forestation project to stave off the effects of climate change, Agriculture Minister István Nagy has confirmed.
News in Brief
Farmer Expo welcomes more than 30,000 visitors
Expo director László Vaszkó said about 300 exhibitors showed on an area of 17,000 square meters at the fair.
News in Brief
Hungary will fight EU farm subsidies cuts
“The majority of these funds will be diverted towards migration, supporting immigrants and some sort of integration of those, which goes against both European and Hungarian interests,” Zsolt Feldman said
News in Brief
PM Orbán inaugurates 33 billion HUF wheat starch plant in Visonta
“We would give more [state grant money] to other towns and villages if there were more strategies and more entrepreneurial spirit," the prime minister said
News in Brief
High demand for quality Hungarian mushrooms abroad
Mushroom production in Hungary has increased from 18,000 to more than 39,000 tons in the past 10 years