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Sándor Fazekas presents the first Farmland Lease Contracts

Ministry of Rural Development, February 3, 2012 5:07 PM

"We have kept our promise: we are helping locally resident farmers with small and medium sized estates acquire farmland leaseholds. The signing of these contracts is further confirmation that the Ignác Darányi Plan concentrates on family run farms" – said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at the press conference at which the first farmland lease contracts were ceremoniously presented to three farmers.

Hungarian Carp in India

Ministry of Rural Development, February 3, 2012 10:33 AM

Fish are one of the most important sources of protein in public provisioning in India, and so the agreement signed on aquaculture, carp genetics and sweetwater fish breeding by State Secretary for Agricultural Economy György Czerván and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of India Prabeer Kumar Basu at the meeting of the Hungarian-Indian Agricultural Workgroup is of great significance.

Hungarian Cheese Gains Popularity in Near East

Ministry of Rural Development, February 2, 2012 7:31 PM

"New food production plants boost animal husbandry; they increase farmers' confidence in the fact that it is worthwhile to invest and to establish modern, livestock farming facilities" – announced Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas in Hajdúböszörmény at a ceremony to place the foundation stone of Wassim Cheese Ltd's new production hall, in the presence of ambassadors from ten Arab countries.

Defence Minister Welcomes Military Attachés

Ministry of Defence, February 2, 2012 2:21 PM

The Ministry of Defence invited the military attachés accredited to Budapest to the traditional New Year toast in Stefánia Palace on January 24. Among others, the event was attended by Defence Minister Dr. Csaba Hende, Lajos Fodor, the MoD State Secretary for Public Administration, Gen. Dr. Tibor Benkő, the Chief of the MoD Defence Staff and several representatives of the Ministry of Defence and the Hungarian Defence Forces.

Farmers must be Encouraged to engage in Ecological Farming

Ministry of Rural Development, February 2, 2012 1:29 PM

Hungary would like to increase the area used for biofarming to three hundred thousand hectares by 2020, in view of which the Ministry is working on an ecological farming programme. Organic farmers receive special support and we provide help with switching to the new methods – said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas at the professional conference of the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (ÖMKI) at the Saint Stephen University in Gödöllő. The event organised by the ÖMKI is aimed at assisting the spread of ecological farming.

With the mediation of the Government, an agreement among Hungarian Jewish communities has been arrived at in relation to the payment of perpetual annuities for 2012. Press Release.

Government, February 1, 2012 7:22 PM

With the mediation of the Government an agreement among Hungarian Jewish communities has been arrived at in relation to the system for payment of perpetual annuities for 2012.This is the culmination of months of negotiations.

Update on Changes in Personal Income Tax

Ministry for National Economy, February 1, 2012 5:42 PM

The government has decided in summer 2010 after it had reviewed the system of domestic burden sharing, learned the opinions of stakeholders of the economy as well as surveyed the international experiences and trends in taxation to radically transform the system of personal income taxes and gradually implement the flat-rate personal income tax in Hungary. In regard to the aforementioned transformation several objectives have been identified which included the simplification of the system of personal income taxation, the creation of balanced and proportionate social burden sharing, the reduction of tax burdens and the increase of the number of taxpayers.

Hungarian-French Rural Development Talks on our Common Values

Ministry of Rural Development, February 1, 2012 4:24 PM

Duck and goose products manufactured using force-feeding were among the topics on the agenda during the 9th session of the Hungarian-French Agriculture and Rural Development Workgroup in Budapest. The French party proposed joint, EU-level representation for the protection of duck and goose liver products.

FAO Presses for International Cooperation against Farmland Speculators

Ministry of Rural Development, January 31, 2012 11:25 AM

The UN's Agriculture and Food Organisation (FAO) has pressed for a precedent international stance against land speculation, which has grown to worldwide proportions, at its latest session held at the Ministry of Rural Development, at which representatives of the Ministry's relative professional departments and background organisations took part, together with the directors of agrarian universities and research institutes.

New Plant Breeds Recognised by the Breed Classification Council

Ministry of Rural Development, January 31, 2012 9:25 AM

Newly bred crops breeds, as well as vegetable and fruit seed varieties have been officially recognised by the Breed Classification Council. The newest strains of the following plants have been included in the National Breed Registry by the committee: wheat, barley, rape, melon, watermelon, cauliflower, cabbage, turnip, bell peppers, tomato, sweet corn and popcorn maize, beans, cucumber and several herbs and spices.