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The Agrarian Sector Generates 4800 Billion Forints
Ministry of Rural Development, October 21, 2013 3:25 PM
Hungarian agriculture generates 2300-2400 billion forints each year, and this sum is doubled by the food industry, not including trade, the Minister for Rural Development stated in Sárrétudvari on Friday.
Wine is a Strategic Area
Ministry of Rural Development, October 21, 2013 3:19 PM
"Wine is much more that an agricultural product, it is part of the national image and a strategic area", the Minister for Rural Development declared at the "Put Hungarian Wine on the Table" professional forum in Mátraderecske.
The Hungaricum Act guarantees the protection of the treasures of the Hungarian people
Ministry of Rural Development, October 21, 2013 11:23 AM
The Hungaricum Act, which was unanimously adopted by Parliament over a year ago, is a unique piece of legislation that guarantees the protection of the greatest achievements and treasures of the Hungarian people, the Minister for Rural Development stressed on Saturday in Csepel, Budapest.
Payment of area-based EU agricultural funding begins
Ministry of Rural Development, October 17, 2013 2:24 PM
The payment of a total of 170 billion forints in area-based funding to some 180 thousand farmers began on Wednesday; farmers are receiving 50 percent of their total funding now, Sándor Fazekas announced at a press conference on Wednesday in Budapest.
Hungary aims to double its mushroom production capacity
Ministry of Rural Development, October 17, 2013 1:02 PM
One of the goals for the European Union's 2014-2020 financial period is to increase mushroom production capacity from 25 thousand tons to 50 thousand tons and to achieve 20 billion forints in extra revenues within the mushroom sector, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Agricultural Economy said on Wednesday in Ócsa, near Budapest.
Hungary is a Special Guest at the Golden Autumn Agriculture Fair in Moscow
Ministry of Rural Development, October 10, 2013 1:13 PM
Hungary is one of the special guests at the Golden Autumn agriculture and food industry exhibition, which opened in Moscow on Wednesday. The Hungarian delegation is headed by Minster for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas.
China Europe Water Platform - Water is our Most Important Strategic Resource
Ministry of Rural Development, October 10, 2013 11:46 AM
"Water is not only the most valuable but also the most crucial and strategic resource of the 21st century, and it therefore requires special management and protection", Zoltán Illés declared at the session of the China Europe Water Platform in Budapest on Wednesday. The Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs pointed out that in future, most of the conflicts throughout the world would be caused by a lack of water.
Zoltán Illés: Water has always been an Important Issue for Hungary
Ministry of Rural Development, October 9, 2013 1:02 PM
Hungary has always placed special focus on the issue of water, and this is one of the reasons it has now organised an international summit on the topic, Minister of State for Environmental Affairs Zoltán Illés said on the second day of the Budapest World Water Summit on Wednesday.
FAO Expands its Joint Service Centre in Budapest
Ministry of Rural Development, October 9, 2013 1:01 PM
The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is expected to employ further Hungarian experts at its Joint Service Centre in Budapest, following the latest expansion in office space, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas said at a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday.
Hungary has introduced the required measures to stabilise food prices
Ministry of Rural Development, October 8, 2013 2:16 PM
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation's Committee for World Food Security (CFS) is holding a session in Rome, Italy, on 7-11 October 2013, within the framework of which it has organised a ministerial roundtable on the relationships between international food prices, food price fluctuations and food security.