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Hungary Plans to Double the Area of Land used for Ecological Farming
Ministry of Rural Development, December 2, 2013 11:58 AM
The Government plans to double the area of land used for ecological farming in Hungary during the upcoming 2014-2020 European Union financial period, the Ministry's Deputy State Secretary for Parliamentary, Social and International Relations Katalin Tóth said at the 26th Bioculture Science Day on Saturday in Budapest.
Government makes development of the National Riding Centre a priority project
Ministry of Rural Development, December 2, 2013 10:26 AM
The Cabinet has decided on the priority role of the equestrian sector. It was with a view to facilitating the development of the sector that the National Equestrian Programme was launched, which the Hungarian Government is supporting in several ways.
Almarégió Ltd. opens new packaging plant and cold storage unit
Ministry of Rural Development, November 29, 2013 9:41 AM
Apple distributor Almarégió Ltd. has opened a new packaging plant and cold storage unit worth some one billion forints in the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County settlement of Csenger; the facility was inaugurated on Thursday.
Celebrating our National Treasures, our Hungaricums
Ministry of Rural Development, November 28, 2013 4:19 PM
The Hungaricum Committee will celebrate and publish the treasures that have been added to the list of Hungaricums so far at a large-scale gala evening on 3 December. At the event, the owners and maintainers of Hungaricums will receive certificates embossed with the Hungaricum trademark.
Ministry of Rural Development completes strategic planning documents for the 2014-2020 financial period
Ministry of Rural Development, November 28, 2013 1:53 PM
The elaboration of the 30 strategic planning documents for the 2014-2020 European Union programming period has been completed by the Ministry of Rural Development and in its background institutions. The task was completed by the Ministry with the help of 140 million forints in co-financed funding awarded through the New Széchényi Plan State Reform Operative Programme.
100 Hungarian wines showcased at the Hungarian Harvest in Berlin
Ministry of Rural Development, November 28, 2013 11:42 AM
A total of one hundred wines from twenty-two Hungarian vineyards as well as goose, duck and mangalitza pig products will be on show at the Hungarian Harvest event on Thursday in Berlin, Germany. The Hungarians wines and foods debuted at the German Parliamentary Society's Advent reception, at which Hungary was the guest of honour.
Hungarian agriculture is clearly performing better in 2013
Ministry of Rural Development, November 28, 2013 11:12 AM
Despite the unfavourable weather, the agriculture sector is clearly performing better this year and agriculture is contributing decisively to the improvement of the country's economic growth, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Agricultural Economy György Czerván said at a professional conference in Budaörs, west of Budapest.
Cattle Exports to Belarus to Recommence
Ministry of Rural Development, November 27, 2013 1:58 PM
Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Administration Endre Kardeván met with the Chief Veterinary Officers of Belarus and Kazakhstan early this week to discuss the recommencement of cattle exports and the training of students and veterinarians from Kazakhstan.
Hungarian-Romanian Joint Environmental Committee meets in Budapest
Ministry of Rural Development, November 27, 2013 11:15 AM
The Hungarian-Romanian Joint Environmental Committee held its 9th session in Budapest on Monday and Tuesday of this week. During the two-day series of meetings, the participants reviewed issues relating to conservation, environmental protection and international projects, as well as listening to expert reports on these topics at state secretarial level, with the participation of Co-Chair of the Committee Anne Juganaru in representation of Romania, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs and the session's conducting Chairman Zoltán Illés told Hungarian news agency MTI following the meeting.
Conference on Rural Development Goals for 2014-2020
Ministry of Rural Development, November 26, 2013 1:17 PM
"Our job isn't to predict the future, but to create it. And the creation of the future begins with us coming together to determine what future we want, and then planning what steps must be taken to make it a reality", Minister of State for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh said at the professional consultation entitled Rural Development in Focus, organised at the Ministry of Rural Development.