Tag "génbank"

A new building ensuring long-term gene preservation was handed over in Tápiószele

Maintaining the diversity of genetic resources, especially with regard to crops for agricultural and food purposes, is an important issue of food security and national strategy.In the new building of...

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From 2024, March 25 is the day of Hungarian fruit landscape varieties

Preserving the genetic diversity of our cultivated crops is in the fundamental interest of domestic agriculture. These include the fruit landscape varieties that have long been present in the Carpathian...

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The Japanese market is extremely important for Hungarian agriculture

Our country’s goal is to further stimulate the agricultural relations between Hungary and Japan, stated Minister of Agriculture István Nagy after receiving Japanese Ambassador Masato Otaka in his office. The...

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The Ministry of Agriculture pays special attention to the preservation of the biological diversity of our country

The plants and animals used in agriculture, as key genetic resources, are the basis of our food production, said Minister of Agriculture István Nagy on his social media page. Biodiversity...

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This is how our fish dishes will be tastier: the breeding of native Hungarian fish species has been perfected

The complex development of the breeding technology of three indigenous Hungarian fish species, carp, perch and catfish, was realized with a European Union grant of nearly one billion forints, project...

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Emergency reserve launched to protect “under threat” gene banks for food crops

The Crop Trust and the Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (The Plant Treaty) have launched an emergency reserve over the weekend to...

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The fruit gene bank in Érd opens its gates

The fruit gene bank of the National Agricultural Research and Innovation Center’s (NAIK) Fruit Production Research Institute opens its gates – NAIK’s Director-General announced on Wednesday. Gyuricza Csaba in the...

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Fruit-genebank is in danger

The pomological research station in Érd is in danger, because of the establishing of an industrial park. According the ombudsman, the research station must remain at its original place in...

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