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The Ministry aims to increase pork consumption in Hungary
Ministry of Rural Development, December 11, 2013 3:03 PM
"The per capita consumption of pork in Hungary should increase by three kilograms within the following year, and we are accordingly launching a campaign to promote pork consumption", Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas announced at a press conference in Budapest today.
Hungarian Village Renewal Awards 2013
Ministry of Rural Development, December 11, 2013 10:46 AM
The results of the Hungarian Village Renewal Awards 2013 have been published.
Agriculture Sector to Receive 20 Percent More Funding
Ministry of Rural Development, December 11, 2013 9:33 AM
Hungarian agriculture will receive 20 percent more funding that is does at present during the next European Union financial period from 2014-2020, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said at a professional forum in Budapest.
Szatmár Region also sees Improvement of Hungarian-Romanian Economic Cooperation in Agriculture
Ministry of Rural Development, December 10, 2013 4:20 PM
Cooperation between the Ministries of Rural Development and National Economy and the Carpathian Region Business Network are expanding further with the opening of the Network's new office in Szatmárbereg.
Fish Consumption Increases by 20 percent
Ministry of Rural Development, December 9, 2013 5:24 PM
As a result of the Ministry of Rural Development's promotion campaign launched at the end of last year, fish consumption is the only area within the food sector that has seen a marked, 20 percent increase in Hungary this year, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas declared at the opening of this year's fish marketing drive in Tiszafüred on Monday.
Unique Remediation Achievements following the Red Mud Disaster
Ministry of Rural Development, December 9, 2013 5:22 PM
Thanks to its rapid and professional measures, Hungary has achieved unique results in remediation following the Red Mud Disaster, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs said at a press conference today.
Hungary will remain GMO Free
Ministry of Rural Development, December 8, 2013 4:33 PM
Hungary will remain free of genetically modified organisms, and our policy on this shall remain one of zero tolerance, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Gyula Budai declared at a press conference in Budapest on Sunday.
Lake Tisza Water Level Working Group to be Formed
Ministry of Rural Development, December 7, 2013 8:03 AM
The Minister of Rural Development has proposed the formation of a quadrilateral conciliation working group made up of representatives of the relevant fields to help perform the preparations for the new Government Decree on the regulation of Lake Tisza water levels, at a roundtable discussion in Abádszalók on Friday.
Sándor Fazekas Inaugurates Open Education Centre
Ministry of Rural Development, December 6, 2013 1:57 PM
"Our goal is to realise an innovative model within the fields of employment, education, equal opportunities and social security by giving people who are in danger of losing their jobs and the unemployed opportunities to develop their basic skills and key competences", Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said at the opening of the Open Education Centre in Karcag.
Hungarian Ministries work to develop a Carpathian Basin Knowledge Area
Ministry of Rural Development, December 6, 2013 1:39 PM
The Ministry of Rural Development and the Ministry of Human Resources have signed a cooperation agreement aimed at achieving cooperation between Hungarian farmers within the whole Carpathian Basin, which would make the Carpathian Basin an internationally important Hungarian education and economy knowledge centre.