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Pick of the Hungarian food economy showcased that the Prodexpo international trade fair in Moscow
Ministry of Agriculture, February 2, 2017 9:21 AM
“The International Green Week in Berlin has had a good effect on German-Hungarian relations. The existing historical, political and economic links have been reinforced thanks to the fact that the Hungarian stand welcomed a record 400 thousand visitors”, Minister of Agriculture Sandor Fazekas said on Hungarian television’s morning show.
We will not give ground to GMOs
Ministry of Agriculture, January 31, 2017 5:53 PM
“The cultivation of GMOs cannot represent a solution to climate change and other challenges; the effects of GMOs are unpredictable. Every second placard at the farmers’ protests timed to coincide with the Green Week agriculture expo in Berlin were statements against GMOs and calls to stop industrial animal farming”, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said on Hungarian public television’s morning show on Wednesday.
New report shows record agricultural production for last year
Ministry of Agriculture, January 31, 2017 4:08 PM
“A record 1.893 million tons of sunflower seed and 882 thousand tons of rapeseed were harvested in Hungary last year, in addition to which the production average for maize also broke all previous records, exceeding 8.6 tons per hectare (with a total yield of 8.8 million tons)”, the latest report from the Central Statistical Office states.
The output of Hungarian agriculture increased by 55 percent between 2010 and 2016
Ministry of Agriculture, January 31, 2017 2:48 PM
“The output of Hungarian agriculture increased by 55 percent between 2010 and 2016”, Minister of State for Agricultural Economy György Czerván said at a training course for Békés and Somogy County agricultural leaders in Harkány.
International green week opens, Hungary is the guest of honour
Ministry of Agriculture, January 25, 2017 10:27 AM
International Green Week (IGW), the world’s largest agriculture, food industry and horticulture expo, opened in Berlin on Friday; this year the event’s guest of honour is once again Hungary.
Berlin’s Green Week is adorned with the colours of the Hungarian flag
Ministry of Agriculture, January 24, 2017 6:26 PM
It is an outstanding opportunity that we are able to present the highest quality Hungarian food industry products to some 400 thousand people at Europe’s largest agriculture and food industry exhibition (in which Hungary has already been participating for 45 years), Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas said at a press conference to mark the opening of the Green Week expo in Berlin. Hungary is this year’s guest of honour.
This week, Berlin is all about Hungary
Ministry of Agriculture, January 24, 2017 6:22 PM
This year’s International Green Week opened with an extravagant gala in Berlin yesterday evening. At the opening ceremony, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas told the around 3,000 participants of the gala why it is both important and an honour for Hungary that we have been invited to be guest of honour at Europe’s largest and most prestigious agriculture and food industry expo.
Sándor Fazekas concludes agreement on digitizing agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture, January 24, 2017 6:18 PM
International Green Week, Europe’s largest and most prestigious agriculture and food industry expo and one of the most important forums of agricultural diplomacy, opened this week, where Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas has already spent the first day holding bilateral talks with several of his fellow ministers from around the world.
Water scarcity should not be remedied by promoting GMOs
Ministry of Agriculture, January 24, 2017 6:15 PM
“The problem of water scarcity must not be remedied by promoting the use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in agriculture”, Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas stressed on Saturday in Berlin at the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), the main topic of which was sustainable water management.
VAT cut promotes economic growth
Ministry of Agriculture, January 5, 2017 4:16 PM
“The reduction in VAT promotes economic growth and results in the whitening of the economy, increased domestic consumption and lower imports” the Ministry of Agriculture’s Deputy State Secretary for the Agricultural Economy Zsolt Feldman said on Hungarian M1 television’s Thursday evening current affairs program.