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Students from eleven countries received diplomas within the joint scholarship program of the Hungarian government and FAO

On July 6, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture held its traditional event, the farewell party for the graduating scholarship holders. Students from Jordan, Georgia, Ghana, Ethiopia, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Nigeria, the...

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Water is both a strategic resource and the key to sustainability

Minister of Agriculture István Nagy gave a lecture on the role of water and the development of water management on Monday in Rome, at the 43rd plenary session of the...

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Water is both a strategic resource and the key to sustainability

Minister of Agriculture István Nagy gave a lecture on the role of water and the development of water management on Monday in Rome, at the 43rd plenary session of the...

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FAO and partner agencies tasked with leading $115 million Clean and Healthy Oceans Program

 Az ENSZ Élelmezésügyi és Mezőgazdasági Szervezete (FAO) négy partnerszervezettel együtt valósíthatják meg a „Tiszta és egészséges óceánok integrált programot”. A kezdeményezés mintegy 115 millió dollár támogatást csatornáz az érintett területekre,...

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Ukraine: FAO and WFP join forces to clear agricultural land from remnants of the war and help farmers resume production

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have launched a joint programme in collaboration with mine action partner Fondation Suisse de...

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Safety also comes first in the food industry

Health protection, food safety, and fair food trade have long been central issues, said Dr. Márton Nobilis, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture responsible for food industry and trade...

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Brainstorming and playing on World Food Safety Day

In 2023, the World Food Safety Day will be based on the key message “Food standards save lives”. The National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) launched a social campaign for...

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World Milk Day: this happened at the Vitafort Zrt. National Partner Meeting

Due to the positive properties of milk, as well as to draw people’s attention to the importance of calcium intake, the UN World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) designated June...

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With knowledge transfer for competitive agriculture in developing countries

Hungary, as a committed partner of the FAO, actively contributes to the work of the organization, to the realization of its goals and helps lower-income countries with development projects. The...

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The measure of world food prices rose in April for first time in a year

The benchmark index of international food commodity prices rose in April for the first time in a year, amid increases in world quotations for sugar, meat and rice, the Food...

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FAO: The measure of world food prices rose in April for first time in a year

FAO Food Price Index increases, amid higher international quotations for sugar, meat and rice, while prices for wheat, maize, dairy products and vegetable oils decline The benchmark index of international...

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Representatives of FAO’s European and Central Asian member countries are holding a conference in Hungary

On May 4-5, 2023, Hungary will host the Informal Regional Consultation of the UN’s largest specialized organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), for the eighth time, which will be...

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FAO: the number of severely hungry people has increased to 258 million, 58 countries are affected

The number of people experiencing acute food insecurity and requiring urgent food, nutrition and livelihood assistance increased for the fourth consecutive year in 2022, with over a quarter of a...

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Meat, eggs and milk essential source of nutrients especially for most vulnerable groups, new FAO report says

Meat, eggs and milk offer crucial sources of much-needed nutrients which cannot easily be obtained from plant-based foods, a new report issued today by the Food and Agriculture Organization of...

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The international crop price index has been in decline for a year

With the March result, the index of international food prices has been falling for 12 months, thanks to the low world market prices of cereals and vegetable oils, the Food...

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FAO: Global food prices fell in March

According to data published on the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday, the overall price index was 126.9 points in March, which...

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FAO: global food prices fell modestly in February

Food prices on the world market decreased moderately in February compared to January. According to data on the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO),...

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International food prices have been decreasing for almost a year

The 11th month of global food prices has been on the ground after the decline in February – marginal – experts from the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO). The...

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With training for sustainable development and mitigating migration

Our country provides agricultural knowledge that can be put to good use in everyday life to the future food and food professionals of developing countries. The problems must be solved...

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Does the road to food protection lead through food waste?!

What if food waste was used to protect food? One of the new research projects of the SAVE FOOD initiative deals with this question. With this, interpack is relaunching the...

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Hungary is committed to domestic and global food security

The coronavirus pandemic, the war in Ukraine, climate change, Brussels sanctions, high energy costs and inflation pose serious obstacles to the availability of food, especially in developing countries, stressed Oszkár...

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Global food prices fell in January, according to the FAO

According to data published on the website of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on Friday, the overall price index was 131.2 points in January, which...

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Hungarian-Kazakh agricultural cooperation is successful

A priority goal for our country is the opening to the East, including the establishment of a partnership with Kazakhstan, for which the close political, cultural and strengthening economic relations...

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Hungarian expertise can greatly help the development of Western Balkan agriculture

Hungary is committed to the development of the Western Balkans, a key element of which is the sharing of agricultural expertise – stated Deputy State Secretary for International Relations Dr....

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FAO Food Price Index continued to drop in December, however, it rose substantially on a yearly basis

The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 132.4 points in December 2022, down 2.6 points (1.9 percent) from November, marking the ninth consecutive monthly decline and standing 1.3 points (1.0 percent)...

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The potential inherent in millet must be exploited for the well-being of people and the environment

The UN dedicates the year 2023 to ramping up millet production, considering its nutritional benefits and resilience. As global food systems are increasingly challenged by feeding the growing world population,...

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FAO: Food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’

The number of people facing acute food insecurity worldwide is expected to continue to rise precipitously, as the food crisis tightens its grip on 19 ‘hunger hotspots’ – driven by...

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We help the food security of countries in need with scholarships

“Our country provides important agricultural knowledge that can be used on a daily basis to food professionals in developing countries. The problems must be solved locally, and with this successful...

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Simple methods reduce food waste

Every year 14% of the food produced goes bad already before ending up on store shelves, and another 17% is thrown out by retailers and consumers. What is more, food...

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FAO:Global food prices overall hold steady in November

The measure of changes in world food commodity prices remained largely steady in November, with declining international prices of cereals, meat and dairy products offsetting increasing quotations for vegetable oils...

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