Food security cannot be sustained without reducing energy prices

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At the ministerial meeting of the OECD Committee on Agriculture, organized under the title “Building sustainable agricultural and food systems in a changing environment: common challenges, transformative solutions”, the Deputy State Secretary emphasized that increasing agricultural productivity and the joint implementation of climate protection measures are a serious challenge that can only be solved in this way. , if we transform our production and choose varieties and technologies better adapted to the climatic conditions. This requires close social cooperation with farmers and consumers, as we have to change consumption and production habits. He went on to say that, from the point of view of Hungary’s future and competitiveness, how it can provide livelihood and further education opportunities for the people living in the countryside is decisive. In his speech, he also spoke about the fact that, among other things, Hungary pays a higher advance for EU direct subsidies, makes working capital loans available for agricultural enterprises with extremely favorable interest rates, introduces a credit moratorium on working capital and investment loans of agricultural enterprises for the period from September 2022 to December 2023, manufacturing enterprises and for the period between October and December 2022 they will receive energy cost subsidies.

“The key to the success of agriculture is a well-trained workforce. The sector is changing rapidly, technologies that require new knowledge and vision are gaining ground and are completely reshaping the sector. One of the most important tasks of agricultural education in the future lies in the successful transfer of these skills. It represents a great opportunity for all member states, the participation in international research, the use of the achieved scientific results in professional policies,” underlined the deputy state secretary.

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