Young farmers are indispensable to agriculture

elping young people is an important area of rural development policy, since running Hungarian agriculture would be inconceivable without young farmers”, said Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas on Monday at the press conference organised to herald the Young Farmers' Information Exchange.

He added, “The Ministry of Rural Development and the Hungarian Association of Young Farmers (Agrya) have worked together several times prior to this event so that young farmers are able to perform their work under the best possible conditions. The aim of this information exchange is also to encourage young people to become involved in farming, and to enable those young people who have chosen farming as their career may find it easier to get ahead.”

The Minister reminded those present that the new Land Act, which is currently before Parliament, was also discussed in advanced with Agrya so that in future young farmers may be able to acquire land that is suitable for farming according to more favourable conditions.