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Fifty Percent Increase in Fruit and Vegetable Exports Planned
Ministry of Rural Development, February 11, 2013 9:37 AM
"Fruit and vegetable exports, which are currently at 800-850 thousand tons-a-year may be increased to 1.2 million tons/year over the coming years. This is one of the most important goals of the new agriculture strategy, which should be published during the first half of the year", Deputy Secretary of State for Agricultural Economy of the Ministry of Rural Development Zsolt Feldman told Hungarian news agency MTI at the Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin.
New Russian Agricultural Export Opportunities
Ministry of Rural Development, February 7, 2013 11:53 AM
New opportunities for the export of several billion euros worth of agricultural products to Russia have become available to Hungary.
Success in Germany for Hungarian Organic Wine
Ministry of Rural Development, February 6, 2013 5:09 PM
The Gajdos Winery's 2009 Cabernet Franc Selection wine has won a grand gold medal at the MUNDUS VINI BioFach International Organic Wine Awards in Germany. The Gajdos Winery operates in Egerszalók, within the Eger wine region. The winery produced organically certified wines using exclusively ecologically cultivated grapes.
Tata wins Hungarian Landscape Award
Ministry of Rural Development, February 4, 2013 1:24 PM
Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas presented the accolade to the winner of the Hungarian Landscape Award competition, the Tata-based Által Brook Catchment Area Restoration and Development Association, at a ceremony in Tata on Friday. Second prize was awarded to Szentes local authority for its programme to restore the wildlife of the Kurca watercourse.
Szentkirályi to Export Mineral Water to Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Rural Development, February 1, 2013 1:11 PM
Hungarian mineral water producer Szentkirályi is to begin exporting its products to Saudi Arabia; an agreement was signed in Budapest on Thursday by Export-Import Manager of Szentkirályi Mineral Water Ltd. Tamás Tóth and a Saudi partner company.
Young Farmers Can Expect Further Support
Ministry of Rural Development, January 31, 2013 4:20 PM
"Young farmers can expect to receive further support during the upcoming European Union budget period of 2014-2020, so that as many as possible choose farming and agricultural activities as their was of life", stated the Ministry or Rural Development's State Secretary for Rural Development Zsolt V. Németh at a press conference on Wednesday in Budapest.
31st Agromash Expo Opens in Budapest
Ministry of Rural Development, January 31, 2013 3:36 PM
The 31st Agromash agricultural machine exhibition and trade fair opened on Wednesday in Budapest at the exhibition centre in Kőbánya. At the opening ceremony, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas stated that the current exhibition is the largest ever held, with 200 exhibitors on over 32 thousand square metres.
Sándor Fazekas meets U.S. Ambassador
Ministry of Rural Development, January 30, 2013 4:11 PM
The Minister received United States Ambassador to Hungary Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis at the Ministry of Rural Development. During their meeting, Sándor Fazekas and his team of experts briefed the Ambassador Kounalakis on the country's National Rural Development Strategy and presented the agriculture ministry's plans for the future.
Codex Alimentarius Select Committee to Meet in Budapest
Ministry of Rural Development, January 30, 2013 2:58 PM
The FAO/WHO Codex Committee on Methods of Analysis and Sampling (CCMAS), the Codex Alimentarius Commission's select committee, will be meeting in Budapest on March 4-8, 2013. Experts representing over 50 countries are expected to take part at the event, and will be elaborating international documents that determine methods of food sampling and analysis.
Another Success for Hungarian Agricultural Diplomacy: Sweet Corn classified as Sensitive Product
Ministry of Rural Development, January 30, 2013 1:59 PM
According to State Secretary for Agricultural Economy György Czerván, it is a great success for Hungarian agricultural diplomacy that during the course of comprehensive negotiations with Canada in relation to an economic and trade treaty we succeeded in having sweet corn included on the list of so-called "sensitive products", meaning this product will enjoy added protection in future.