We have already announced tenders worth 1,500 billion forints for the development of agriculture

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At the event, the Minister highlighted that every hardworking hand is needed in agriculture in order to face the challenges and find the right answers to drought or animal diseases. We can also thank farmers for the fact that our daily bread is not in danger. The government is renewing Hungarian agriculture and the food industry with historic resources. In the CAP Strategic Plan, we are spending more than 5,651 billion forints on agriculture. Based on the government’s latest decision, agricultural and rural development accounts for about 55 percent of this amount – the minister emphasized.

The minister also mentioned that a total of about 7,000 support applications have been received so far, with a support request of more than 1,800 billion forints

On average, the oversubscription in investment applications is about three times. For example, the oversubscription for support for the development of livestock farms and the complex renovation of processing plants was almost five times. The numbers clearly show the development potential in the sector, that agriculture is the future. We are in a period of the 21st century rebirth of the Hungarian agriculture and food industry – the minister added.

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