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The rate of development of Hungarian agriculture must be maintained
Ministry of Agriculture, November 8, 2017 4:03 PM
“Hungarian agriculture is the fastest growing agriculture in Europe, and the goal is for it to remain so in future”, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplém County town of Tállya on Tuesday at the State of Agricultural and Rural Development conference organised by the Századvég Foundation.
Hungarian farmers have pooled their strength to protect their achievements
Ministry of Agriculture, November 8, 2017 4:02 PM
“The National Association of Hungarian Farmers’ Circles and Farmers Cooperatives (MAGOSZ) won the Chamber of Agriculture election with an impressive majority of over 88 percent”, Minister of Agriculture said in assessment of the weekend’s voting on Kossuth Radio’s “180 Minutes” program and Hungarian M1 television’s “This Morning” program.
Protestantism is part of the Hungarian identity
Ministry of Agriculture, November 7, 2017 5:47 PM
The Reformation was a determining event from the perspective of the Hungarian people, and Protestantism remains a living part of the Hungarian lifestyle and identity to this day”, Minister of Agriculture Sandor Fazekas said on Tuesday in Karcag at an event held to Reformation Memorial Year.
Knowledge is the key to growth and sustainability
Ministry of Agriculture, November 1, 2017 2:51 PM
“Only knowledge-based development and cooperation that transcends borders can offset the discrepancy between the demand for increased agricultural output and environmental sustainability”, the Deputy State Secretary for Agricultural Economy stressed as a professional forum.
Hungary’s agricultural economy is performing outstandingly
Ministry of Agriculture, November 1, 2017 2:50 PM
“The growth of Hungary’s agriculture was among the highest in Europe between 2010 and 2016”, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Minister of State for Agricultural Economy said at a professional forum in Budapest. György Czerván added. “Funding is vital to the profitability of animal husbandry”.
Hungarian-Russian cooperation places emphasis on regions
Ministry of Agriculture, November 1, 2017 2:48 PM
“Hungarian agricultural enterprises have expanded their presence in Russia recently and the realisation of further investments and projects on the part of Hungarian enterprises can be expected”, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said following a meeting with the Governor of the Russian Federation’s federal subject of Voronezh Oblast, Alexey Vasilyevich Gordeyev in his office on Thursday.
Hungary can count on Bulgaria in issues relating to agricultural policy
Ministry of Agriculture, October 26, 2017 8:46 AM
“It is important for recent EU member states to harmonise their standpoints t ensure that farmers have access to suitable levels of funding”, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas emphasised following a meeting with Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food Rumen Porodzanov in Sofia.
Our struggle for independence was an example to many after 1956
Ministry of Agriculture, October 26, 2017 8:46 AM
“The national identity of the Hungarian peoples was developed during a series of struggles for freedom. Our view of the world is still based on this today: we are free and we want to remain free”, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said at an event in Tiszafüred to mark the 61st anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
The Hungarian Government is standing up for the preservation of agricultural funding
Ministry of Agriculture, October 26, 2017 8:45 AM
“We are protecting the interests of Hungarian farmers in negotiations with Brussels; farmers must continue to be the main beneficiaries of agricultural funding. The most important work with elation to drawing up the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2020-2027 is currently underway in Brussels”, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said on Hungarian M1 television’s “This Morning” show and Kossuth Radio’s “180 Minutes” program on Wednesday.
Budapest hosts Plenary Meeting of European Network of Environmental Authorities and Managing Authorities
Ministry of Agriculture, October 26, 2017 8:44 AM
The Ministry of Agriculture organised and hosted the Plenary Meeting of European Network of Environmental Authorities and Managing Authorities for the second time in the capital. In his opening speech, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas stressed that the fulfilment of further environmental derogation requirements is continuous and will be completed by 2020, meaning we are in the advantageous situation of being able to pay greater attention during the 2014-2020 period to increasing energy and resource-efficiency, or to conservation, which is one of the main topics of the current Meeting.