“The cohesion of a nation is determined by common objectives, and the collective programmes to realise them; it is a top priority to support the latter”, State Secretary for Rural Development of the Ministry of Agriculture Miklós Kis emphasised at the Rural Development Conference organised in Csíkszereda (Miercurea Ciuc) recently.
The “Heat wisely” campaign has been launched again this year to draw attention to the hazards of using solid fuels; the ban on, and detrimental effects of waste-burning by residents, and for making available all sorts of information on the right heating techniques, the Secretary of State for Environmental Affairs of the Ministry of Agriculture (MA) said.
The Hungarian agricultural risk management system deployed in the past years is exemplary also at European level, Minister of State for Agriculture Zsolt Feldman said in Pozsony (Bratislava) at a conference on agricultural risk management attended by the Slovak and Czech Ministers of Agriculture, the Polish Deputy Minister of Agriculture and European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan.
The relevant ministry of the United Arab Emirates removed Hungary from the list of countries affected by bluetongue. As a result of this measure, it will be possible to transport cattle and small ruminants to the Middle East state from all over Hungary without obstacles.
At the high-level Brussels conference on the European Union budget for the 2021-2027 period, held with the participation of the European Commission’s Vice-President and Commissioner for Budget, Minister of State for Agriculture Zsolt Feldmann stressed that the resources available to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) must be maintained at least at their current level to enable the realisation of established goals.
Minister István Nagy received a delegation from the National People’s Congress of China’s Agricultural and Rural Development Committee at the Ministry of Agriculture. During the meeting, the parties discussed current issues relating to agricultural relations between Hungary and China.
Minister of Agriculture István Nagy received EU Commissioner in charge of agriculture and rural development Phil Hogan for bilateral talks in Budapest.
“The Commercial Award of Excellence for Hungarian Products was presented for the first time; the reward recognises the introduction of healthy and safe Hungarian products to the market to the highest possible extent”, Parliamentary State Secretary and Deputy Minister Sándor Farkas said in Tapolca.
“A Common Agricultural Policy that allows for both subsidies to replace income and enble the realisation of investments by farmers, and is properly financed, is needed after 2020”, head of the Hungarian delegation Zsolt Feldman said following an informal meeting of European Union agriculture ministers Austria on Tuesday.
“Lake Balaton plays a special role in fishing tourism in our country: on a yearly basis, 70-80 thousand anglers purchase tickets at the “Hungarian sea”. Supporting events that promote sport fishing and fish consumption are highly important tasks of the Government”, State Secretary for Land Administration (Ministry of Agriculture) said in Tihany at the Day of Balaton Fishermen event.