FruitVeB: the fruit and vegetable sector requires 160-180 billion HUF investment

In the next 6-8 years, around 160-180 billion HUF should be invested into the Hungarian fruit and vegetable production to develop the competitiveness of the products – the president of the Hungarian Fruit and Vegetable Interprofessional Organisation (FruitVeB) told MTI.

Ledó Ferenc said that the Hungarian farmers can only be competitive in the large and small markets by producing quality goods. To reach this goal, technical, technological improvements are needed in the sector at many farms.
Therefore, some 160-180 billion HUF funding is needed until 2022. He added that 100-120 billion HUF in the field of raw material production and 60 billion HUF additional investment is needed in the field of process. (MTI)