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Hungarian Success at the 25th Jubilee Biofach Expo
Ministry of Rural Development, February 13, 2014 2:58 PM
A Hungarian wine has once again won the gold medal at the Biofach international organic product expo in Nuremberg, Germany. The award was won by Orvina Ltd's 2010 Tokaj Zeta. Hungary was represented at this year's expo by the Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for Social and International Relations Katalin Tóth. The expo covers an area of almost 90 thousand square metres, with 2500 exhibitors from 80 countries and tens of thousands of visitors.
21st FeHoVa Fishing, Hunting and Arms Expo opens in Budapest
Ministry of Rural Development, February 12, 2014 3:02 PM
The 21st FeHoVa International Fishing, Hunting and Arms expo opens in Budapest on Thursday. The four-day fair awaits the hunters, anglers and nature-lovers of the Carpathian Basin with a host of interesting programmes and a day out to remember.
A Resolute Hungarian "No" to Genetically Modified Maize
Ministry of Rural Development, February 11, 2014 4:31 PM
Minister from the European Union's member states voted on 1507 genetically modified maize at a session of the EU General Affairs Committee on 11 February. An overwhelming majority of member states voted against authorising the cultivation of the GMO maize, which despite this will still be given a green light by the European Commission
Only 10 percent of household waste should reach landfills by 2020
Ministry of Rural Development, February 11, 2014 2:56 PM
We must assure that by 2020 only 10 percent of household waste reaches landfills in Hungary, the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Environmental Affairs said on Tuesday at the press conference organised to announce the latest TeSzedd ("You Pick It!") litter collection drive.
Carnival Time at the Budapest Millenáris
Ministry of Rural Development, February 10, 2014 4:23 PM
The Hungarian National Rural Network held an event entitled of Rural Hungary Day – A Carnival Season Merriment on 8 February at the Millenáris cultural centre in Budapest, at which lively rural Hungary and our living traditions were showcased for old and young alike.
Croatian Farmers can continue to rely on Hungarian Funding
Ministry of Rural Development, February 7, 2014 4:45 PM
The Ministry of Rural Development's Deputy State Secretary for Parliamentary, Social and International Relations Katalin Tóth attended an event organised by the Farmers' Circle of the Democratic Community of Hungarians in Croatian town of Karanac (Karancs) to mark the first anniversary of the founding organisation, at which she stressed the importance of transferring knowledge and experience relating to the European Union to Hungarian communities living in neighbouring countries.
Hungarian Producers Popular at World's Largest Fruit & Vegetable Expo
Ministry of Rural Development, February 6, 2014 11:32 AM
The Hungarian exhibitors were well-received at the world's largest fruit & vegetable expo, the Fruit Logistica in Berlin, at which Hungary could be the featured guest in 2016, the President of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation and Product Board (FruitVeB) told Hungarian news agency MTI at the expo that opened on Wednesday.
Land for Farmers Programme Ends Successfully
Ministry of Rural Development, February 4, 2014 5:19 PM
The Minster for Rural Development called the Land for Farmers Programme unique, and went on to point out that the Government's goal is to facilitate the strengthening of the agrarian middle class. At the event organised to mark the close of the Programme, Mnister Sándor Fazekas said that the programme's success had provided a swift answer to every concern. In summary, Minster of State for the State Land Programme Márton Bitay said that the second Orbán cabinet has increased the number of land users tenfold.
Renovated Forest School Opens in Nagykálló
Ministry of Rural Development, February 3, 2014 3:32 PM
The forest school in Nagykálló-Harangod, northeast Hungary, renovated with 84 million forints of EU funding, was inaugurated this afternoon.
Hungary and Poland are Striving to Achieve Common Goals
Ministry of Rural Development, January 30, 2014 4:17 PM
Following the official meeting between Hungarian Prime Minster Viktor Orbán and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the agriculture ministers of Hungary and Poland also held bilateral talks in the Parliament building. The main topics of the meeting between Sándor Fazekas and Stanislaw Kalemba included GMO policy, the domestic distribution system for Common Agricultural Policy funding, supporting the tobacco industry, opportunities for cooperation provided by the European Innovation Partnership, and cooperation between national rural networks.