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The WWF warns about proper water management
Date: 2019-07-26 11:07:58
The impact of climate change can be felt more and more. According to a new report from the WWF, the inadequate water management practice in EU member states further exacerbates...
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Robotization in harvest
Date: 2019-07-26 11:07:41
Agriculture is one of the industries that is able to take full advantage of the development of robotization. Daily Star reports that from Belgium to England and Japan, farmers are...
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We can use the smartphone to check the food in the store
Date: 2019-07-26 11:05:28
British researchers have developed low-cost, smartphone-friendly, environmentally friendly sensors for checking the freshness of packaged meats and fish – origo wrote. Researchers say that the new sensors can help detect...
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We need to eat 100 million bacteria a day to maintain our health
Date: 2019-07-26 11:03:44
We put about as many pathogens into our body when we chew an organic apple, and that’s right – a recent study points out. An apple every day keeps the...
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Smuggled cigarettes were found in a minibus near Milota Szabolcs county
Date: 2019-07-26 11:02:29
Police found smuggled cigarettes worth sixty-six million forints in a minibus near Milota near the Hungarian-Ukrainian border – the Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County Police Headquarters announced on Sunday on the police’s website....
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Growth in the euro area private sector slowed in July
Date: 2019-07-26 11:01:12
Growth in the private sector in the euro area slowed in July, according to the Purchasing Manager Indexes. IHS Markit, a London-based financial and economic data provider announced on Wednesday...
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Magazine: Dishwashers are taking over
Date: 2019-07-26 07:00:13
According to Dóra Szűcs, brand manager of Henkel Magyarország Kft., the engine of the washing-up product sales growth is the increasing penetration of dishwashers. The sales growth is the biggest...
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FruitVeB: this year’s vegetable crop may be similar to last year’s
Date: 2019-07-25 11:50:50
According to preliminary estimates, farmers will be able to harvest on 82,000 hectares – Ledó Ferenc, president of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interbranch Organization and Product Council (FruitVeB) told...
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This year less apples than average will grow in Hungary
Date: 2019-07-25 11:45:21
On the basis of the preliminary crop estimates, about 450,000 tons of apple crop are expected in Hungary this year, which is 25 percent below the average. In Hungary, the...
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New aid scheme for beekeepers
Date: 2019-07-25 11:15:10
In order to make beekeeping more competitive and to maintain the health of bee populations, the Ministry of Agriculture has developed a new support scheme for beekeepers – Magyar Nemzet...
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Opten: half of the companies are less than ten years old
Date: 2019-07-25 11:10:47
The survival rate of the Hungarian companies continued to deteriorate. 28 percent of the companies are terminated within five years, and 52 percent within 10 years. According to Opten, in...
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The ambassador of one of the world’s most exclusive whiskeys visited Hungary
Date: 2019-07-25 11:08:09
For the first time in July this year, the regional brand ambassador of Macallan, one of the most famous Scottish whiskeys, visited Budapest. Anna G. Metaxas’s performance filled the Black...
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We can already study pálinka tourism at the university
Date: 2019-07-25 11:06:11
The Budapest Metropolitan University (METU) is launching a specialty in the field of pálinka tourism. The unique training prepares the participants for the Hungarian national drink, the pálinka to be...
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Controversial consumer trends battle for energy efficiency
Date: 2019-07-25 11:05:16
What consumer trends are really happening today when buying technical consumer goods (TCG), such as smartphones, computers, televisions, or washing machines? Consumer attitudes observed by GfK Consumer Life®, as well...
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ITM: Member States opposing regulations that distort the transport market are acting unanimously
Date: 2019-07-25 11:03:02
Member States opposing regulatory plans that distort EU transport market continue to act united – the Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) told MTI. The six CEE Member States believe...
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E-commerce continues to gain ground in technical consumer goods markets
Date: 2019-07-25 09:20:53
n the first half year of 2018 e-commerce accounted for approximately a third of the total value of technical consumer goods (TCG) sold globally to consumers. Across 18 European countries*...
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Beekeeping Association: the number of beekeepers is reducing
Date: 2019-07-24 11:25:31
In the past one or two years, the number of beekeepers has begun to decline as it becomes increasingly difficult to keep bees, the president of the National Hungarian Beekeeping...
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Why worth to order wine online?
Date: 2019-07-24 11:10:20
We Hungarians may be less familiar in the online world: while many people overseas order wine online, we still consider supermarkets and wineries as our primary shopping destination. However, not...
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Nearly as much Chinese as American companies can be found on the Fortune 500 list
Date: 2019-07-24 11:05:19
The Fortuna Global 500 list of the world’s top-selling companies has almost as many Chinese as American companies this year. In the top five hundred, the number of Chinese companies...
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Consumer confidence improved in the European Union in July
Date: 2019-07-24 11:03:52
Consumer confidence in the euro area and in the European Union as a whole improved in July compared with the previous month, according to preliminary data released on Tuesday by...
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Five tips to reduce food waste
Date: 2019-07-24 11:03:46
An average Hungarian throws 33 kg of food into the trash every year simply because they bought too much of certain products or stored them inadequately. Regardless of the diet...
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The EU can impose 35 billion USD, if US automotive protective tariffs come into force
Date: 2019-07-24 11:02:27
The European Union is ready to impose import duties on some 35 billion USD US products if the US imposes protective duties on imports of motor vehicles and auto parts...
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WWF: Earth’s annual resources will run out on Monday
Date: 2019-07-24 11:01:29
World Overconsumption Day is July 29 this year: According to the Global Footprint Network, the Earth’s population will use up the planet’s annual resources on Monday. As the Hungarian organization...
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Insects for food use require a thorough food safety assessment
Date: 2019-07-24 11:00:27
There is a strong desire in Europe to market edible insects and products as food – Magyar Nemzet Online wrote. This is already possible in some Member States, but only...
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The yield of cereals is quite good
Date: 2019-07-23 11:50:11
Although the picture is mixed in quality, cereal grains produce better yields than previously expected. If the weather will be good, the wheat harvest will be finished by the end...
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Nagy István: countries with strong agriculture must act together to preserve CAP funds
Date: 2019-07-23 11:30:47
The countries with traditionally strong agriculture need to act together to retain the resources of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and to preserve farm-friendly, simple regulation – Agriculture Minister Nagy...
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Hungarian products are being cycled around by bloggers
Date: 2019-07-23 11:20:12
What a cement plant can do to help to protect the environment? How can we reduce the amount of plastic packaging we use? How we can simply make healthy delicacies...
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Chinese pig import is increasing
Date: 2019-07-23 11:10:46
China’s pork import increased significantly in June. Although the Asian country is the world’s leading producer of pork, the herd is decimated by swine fever – origo wrote. Beijing customs...
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Profession.hu: Hungarian workers find the number of days off in one year to be low
Date: 2019-07-23 11:10:21
48 percent of Hungarian workers consider the number of days off a year to be low, which is an unfavorable change from 2014, when 40 percent of workers thought the...
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The IMF has downgraded its forecast for global GDP growth this year and for the next
Date: 2019-07-23 11:09:14
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has downgraded its forecast for growth in the world economy for this year and the next. The IMF said in its updated report (World Economic...
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