Ministry of Agriculture: Turkish-Hungarian agricultural relations must be further strengthened

There are further opportunities in the Turkish-Hungarian agribusiness relations – Minister of Agriculture István Nagy stated, according to the ministry’s statement, after he met with his Turkish counterpart Váhit Kiriscsi in Istanbul on Wednesday.

Turkey is the second largest producer of honey in the world (Photo: Pixabay)

According to the information, István Nagy drew attention to the fact that the International Beekeepers Congress in Istanbul is a worthy forum for our cultural ties, since Turkey is the second honey producer in the world, and Hungary is one of the leaders in the European Union. He emphasized that there are currently 1.2 million bee colonies in Hungary, playing a very important role in Hungarian ecology. The minister recalled that he made a number of proposals in Brussels that draw attention to the role and protection of bees. If there are no pollinators, then there is no world, because pollination is an extremely important thing, and we must support it – he said.

Common points must be found in the economies of the two countries

The head of the ministry also touched on the fact that Turkish-Hungarian agricultural relations have many more opportunities than we are currently taking advantage of, so cooperation must be further strengthened. Exploiting the potential in seed production, cattle imports and freshwater fish farming is extremely important to both nations. The points that are important for both countries can be found at the meeting of the joint economic committees, he said. The minister explained: the strengthening of the educational relations between the two countries should also be given priority, as the students form a bridge between the two countries. Hungarian-Turkish relations form a good basis in this process.

MTI