Tag "FM"
There is a need for a strong EU common agricultural policy with adequate resources
Date: 2018-01-26 11:10:16
The EU’s common agricultural policy must serve quality, natural and healthy food production. Hungary supports GMO-free production, while the farming policy must also help ensure the livelihood of the rural...
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FM: wages need to be increased in the gardening sector
Date: 2018-01-25 11:20:21
Wages need to be increased in the horticultural sector, which is only possible through the increase of productivity and investment willingness – the Deputy Minister of State of the Ministry...
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Four thousand of 160 companies already have a Hungarian Product trademark
Date: 2018-01-22 11:50:58
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) continues to cooperate with the Magyar Termék Nonprofit Kft., whose trademarks can be found on about four thousand products of almost 160 companies already. According...
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FM: an actionable green policy is needed
Date: 2018-01-10 11:10:54
An actionable green policy is needed, including development such as the KlimAdat project, which serves to map the effects of climate change in Hungary – the Minister of State of...
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FM: The year starts with a VAT reduction in the food industry
Date: 2018-01-05 11:40:50
From January, a further VAT reduction is taking place in the food industry. Nagy István, the Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told M1 news channel...
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FM: traceability has improved in the food chain
Date: 2017-12-20 11:40:09
According to the experiences of the winter seasonal food chain checks, the food distributors improved their compliance, most of the problems remained with hygiene conditions, but the traceability gap was...
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A new trademark guarantees the quality of Hungarian fish
Date: 2017-12-15 11:35:53
The Ministry of Agriculture (FM) and the Hungarian Aquaculture and Fisheries Intermediary Organization introduced a new trademark to guarantee the quality of the Hungarian fish – Fazekas Sándor, Minister of...
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The number of small farmers has tripled since 2010
Date: 2017-12-13 11:35:23
More and more small markets can be found in the country, while the number of small producers have tripled since 2010, and their number is now over 17,000 – the...
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Carpathian Basin village economist program to be started
Date: 2017-12-06 11:12:15
The government has adopted the Carpathian Basin village economist program, which will increase the number of village economists in the Carpathian Basin from 41 to 100, the Minister of Agriculture...
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FM: winter seasonal food chain control lasts until the end of the year
Date: 2017-12-04 11:46:40
The nationwide winter seasonal food chain control takes place from 1 December to the end of the year – Zsigó Róbert, Minister of State of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM)...
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FM: winemakers no need to issue a stock report in December in the future
Date: 2017-12-01 11:14:36
According to the new excise law that entered into force this year, winemakers do not have to prepare the December stock report – Gál Péter, deputy minister of state of...
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FM: The ornamental plant sector’s turnover exceeds 120 billion HUF annually
Date: 2017-12-01 11:00:44
The ornamental plant sector’s revenue exceeds 120 billion forints annually and provides the livelihood of almost 25 thousand families – Nagy István, the Parliamentary Minister of State of the Ministry...
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FM: Hungarian milk exports can start to China
Date: 2017-12-01 09:45:06
Thanks to several years of discussions of the Ministry of Agriculture (FM), 13 Hungarian establishments have been allowed to deliver milk and dairy products to the People’s Republic of China...
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Nébih stands for glyphosate
Date: 2017-11-28 11:10:31
Hungary supports the extension of EU authorization of the pesticide active substance glyphosate for professional reasons – according to the National Food Chain Safety Office (Nébih) – agrarszektor.hu wrote. Nébih...
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The European Waste Reduction Week is expected to be extended
Date: 2017-11-28 11:03:17
The European Week of Waste is becoming more and more successful, so after the end of the process, registration will not end, new commitments can be made until next year’s...
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FM: wine exports increased
Date: 2017-11-24 11:40:41
In the first eight months of the year, the value of wine exports increased by 20 percent and its volume increased by 31.5 percent, compared to the same period of...
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The nature-friendly agricultural practices are becoming more popular
Date: 2017-11-20 11:16:56
Fazekas Sándor, Minister of Agriculture told MTI in Bonn that the nature-friendly agricultural practices are becoming more popular. Fazekas Sándor took part at a conference in connection to the UN...
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Tens of thousands of new jobs are needed in the agriculture and in the food industry
Date: 2017-11-20 10:30:56
Over the past six years, 50,000 new jobs have been created in agriculture and in the food industry, and in the coming years a same amount of new labor force...
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Viticulturists and winemakers will receive 45 billion HUF
Date: 2017-11-14 11:28:38
A total of over 45 billion forints (ie 29 million euros a year) EU funds are available to support the grape and wine sector in the five-year period lasts until...
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FM: The sheep population is growing
Date: 2017-11-13 09:04:13
The sheep population is growing in Hungary year after year, and more and more people deal with sheep breeding – Czerván György Minister of State of the Minister of Agriculture...
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FM: greening and environmental protection are a priority
Date: 2017-11-09 11:16:48
The European Union faces new environmental challenges, so the new Common Agricultural Policy has a high priority on greening and environmental protection – the Ministry’s Communication quotes Nagy István, Parliamentary...
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FM: The government is trying to produce better quality food
Date: 2017-11-08 11:46:25
With its Food Chain Security Strategy , the government seeks to develop better quality food, develop consumer awareness and increase the efficiency of official activity, Nagy István, Minister of State...
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FM: there are more than two hundred Hungaricums and outstanding values
Date: 2017-11-08 11:30:08
The significant result of the act on Hungarian National Values and Hungaricums is that the number of values in the Hungaricum Collection has reached 67, and the number of outstanding...
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The National Wine Treasury Program was launched
Date: 2017-11-08 11:21:00
The National Wine Treasury Program has begun, which will be a unique preservation process in the history of Hungarian winery – Fazekas Sándor Minister of Agriculture said on Tuesday in...
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Fazekas Sándor: the pace of development of the Hungarian agriculture must be maintained
Date: 2017-11-07 11:28:51
The Hungarian agriculture is the fastest growing agriculture in Europe, and the goal is to retain this trend in the future, Fazekas Sándor said in Tállya, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County on Tuesday...
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FM: the forestry companies spent over 16 billion HUF on forest tourism development
Date: 2017-11-06 10:52:20
The state forest farms spent over 16 billion forints for forest tourism service developments in the last seven years. Twenty-five accomodiations were built and 75 accomodiations were renovated – Ugron...
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FM: 1.8 million tonnes of food waste are generated annually in Hungary every year
Date: 2017-11-03 11:50:29
About 1.8 million tons, about 68 kilograms per capita food waste is generated annually in Hungary, which would be enough to feed 400-450 thousand people in need – MTI informed...
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FM: The impact of the extension of the Russian embargo on Hungarian agro-exports is negligible
Date: 2017-10-30 11:20:00
The expansion of the Russian embargo has a negligible impact on Hungary’s exports to Russia – the Ministry of Agriculture (FM) told MTI on Monday. According to their information, the...
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FM: ducks and goose liver can be exported to Thailand by Hungarian companies
Date: 2017-10-25 11:30:20
The Hungarian companies can transport duck and goose liver, as well as poultry and hatching eggs to Thailand – the Ministry of Agriculture told MTI on Wednesday. According to the...
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Hungary stands by the two-pillar EU common agricultural policy
Date: 2017-10-25 11:30:12
Hungary stands by the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP). This is the interest of the Hungarian farmers – the Minister of Agriculture told M1 news channel. Fazekas Sándor recalled that...
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