Agriculture Ministers and the EU, believe that freshwater and pond fishing is the future

Fishing is one of the most promising sector in agriculture. According to Ministers of the EU, freshwater and pond fishing has a greater option than sea fishing – said Gráf József Minister of Agriculture.

With the realizing of the Fisheries Operational Program the fisheries sector can be much more competitive. European Fisheries Fund provides about 34.5 million euros for the Fisheries Operational Program. The Hungarian budget contributes with a 12 million euros excess.
The EU support could be used on implement of new investment, to increase the capacity of processing plants, to the development of the food safety system, to research and the purchasing of technical equipment – reports MTI.