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Responsible agricultural water management is key during drought periods
It is of utmost importance that Hungarian agriculture can adapt to the challenges posed by climate change, and that we preserve the value and productivity of domestic farmland for future...
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Imre Hubai: We are helping farmers with subsidies and measures
Without successful agriculture, there is no successful countryside, no secure food supply and no livable big city. Therefore, the government views the players in the sector, especially farmers, as strategic...
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Agrometeorology: the weather is dry
The weather is dry, the soil will continue to dry out in most parts of the country and the drought can be expected to intensify – wrote HungaroMet zrt. in...
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Extraordinary support for corn producers hit by drought
Due to last year’s severe drought, the Ministry of Agriculture is providing new support to smaller, more economically vulnerable corn producers. The application for support can be submitted to the...
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Imre Hubai: Hungary will not be caught unprepared by the drought
It is not yet known how severe this year’s drought will be and what consequences it will have, but the government and the water industry will not be caught unprepared...
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Hungary will not be caught unprepared by the drought
It is not yet known how severe this year’s drought will be and what consequences it will have, but the government and the water industry will not be caught unprepared...
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Agrometeorology: Medárd’s turn unlikely, drought will intensify
Although it may rain in several places on Medárd’s day, the weather will turn drier again and the drought will intensify – wrote HungaroMet Zrt. in its agrometeorological analysis on...
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State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture: Water retention is the key to drought protection
Water retention may be the key to drought protection, and long-term solutions may require investments lasting for years – said the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture (AM) responsible...
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Agrometeorology: Drought eased significantly
The rain in the second half of last week has eased significantly, but the summer heat coming next week will again worsen soil moisture conditions – wrote HungaroMet Zrt. in...
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European Central Bank: Water scarcity is the most significant natural risk to the European economy
Surface water scarcity is the most significant natural risk to the European economy, the Luxembourg Times, an English-language Luxembourg news portal, reported on Friday, describing research by the European Central...
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AM: sustainable water management is the basis of innovative agriculture
The effects of climate change, increasingly frequent droughts and the scarcity of water resources make it necessary to develop adaptation strategies in water management – emphasized Imre Hubai, the State...
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Research related to drought protection and water management is of paramount importance
Research and development related to drought and water management are of key importance for the sustainability of agriculture. The knowledge available at the Karcag National Climate and Landscape Research Center...
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Drought situation receives special attention
The government is preparing a coordinated action plan to prevent drought damage. Thanks to this, actors in the water sector will receive special attention and funding to manage the drought...
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Viktor Orbán: We have established the Drought Protection Operational Group
Today, we have established the Drought Protection Operational Group – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a video posted on Facebook on Tuesday. The Prime Minister said that according to...
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Significant help for farmers, damage mitigation support is coming
By the end of March, more than 10 thousand farmers will receive approximately 30 billion forints in agricultural damage mitigation benefits following the damage events that occurred last year. The...
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NAK and MAGOSZ declare permanent water shortage period
Following the initiative of the National Chamber of Agriculture and the Association of Hungarian Farmers’ Circles and Cooperatives, the Minister of Energy declared a permanent water shortage period for the...
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Agrometeorology: Further abundant rainfall would be needed for optimal vegetation development
Further abundant rainfall would be needed for optimal vegetation development, as the soil was not fully replenished with moisture in most parts of the country during the winter, but there...
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Water crisis in Hungary: drought is worsening, urgent steps are needed
In recent decades, Hungary’s water resources have been continuously decreasing, while increasingly extreme weather conditions are worsening the situation. According to the third National Watershed Management Plan (VGT 3), published...
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AM: this year’s harvest and sowing have come to an end
This year, the autumn harvesting and sowing work was completed, the soil was sufficiently moist for autumn sowing, and in the more or less sunny weather, it was possible to...
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This year’s harvest and sowing have come to an end
This year’s autumn harvest and sowing work has been completed, the soil was sufficiently moist for autumn sowing, and in the more or less sunny weather, autumn agricultural work could...
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Many products are expected to become more expensive due to the drought
This year’s drought summer dealt a heavy blow to Hungarian agriculture, causing significant crop losses for several crops. Speaking to Pénzcentrum, the editor-in-chief of the Agrárszektor, Lajos Braunmüller, said that...
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A challenging market: why is it difficult to sustainably grow sweet potatoes in Hungary?
Although the popularity of sweet potatoes and the demand for them are constantly growing in Hungary, the domestic supply is not able to fully satisfy the needs. As a result,...
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This year’s drought also had a negative impact on the performance of the domestic canning industry
The domestic canning industry was able to buy a medium sweet corn crop and a weak green pea crop this year. According to the overview of the National Chamber of...
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Blue Planet: we must adapt to the challenges of climate change
If the environment changes, we can be sure of one thing: the farmers must also change – stressed István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture, to former head of state János Áder...
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Rising coffee prices: disasters strike the world’s largest coffee growers
Coffee is becoming more expensive across Europe, as the world’s two largest coffee-growing countries, Brazil and Vietnam, faced severe natural disasters, reports EuroNews. Brazil was hit by a historic drought,...
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Agrometeorology: sunny, dry weather helps early autumn work
Sunny, dry weather helps agricultural work in early autumn – read the agrometeorological analysis of HungaroMet Zrt. on Thursday. Cyclone Boris brought significant precipitation and cooling to the area of...
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Italian locusts have multiplied in two southern counties
During the summer, the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) received several reports from Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád-Csanád counties about the Italian locust, which is multiplying and causing significant damage. The...
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The EU’s common agricultural policy must focus on farmers A
ccording to Hungary’s point of view, the European Union’s common agricultural policy (CAP) should focus on farmers, the minister of agriculture said on Tuesday in Budapest, at a press conference...
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The corn and sunflower yield forecast has been changed
By the beginning of September, agricultural chamber yield estimation data based on both satellite and producer data are available for domestic corn and sunflower. For the former, the third lowest...
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Drought-stricken crop prospects: tragic domestic corn and sunflower harvest in 2024
By the beginning of September, final estimates of this year’s Hungarian corn and sunflower harvest will be available, which were prepared by the National Chamber of Agrarian Economy (NAK) based...
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