Category Archives: English news
Water reuse for agricultural irrigation: Council approves provisional deal
The EU is taking new measures to reduce the risk of shortages of water for irrigating crops. The EU ambassadors of the member states endorsed the provisional agreement which had been found with the European Parliament on regulation that will facilitate the use of treated urban wastewater for agricultural irrigation. This endorsement clears the way for final adoption.
HEPA opens office in Moscow
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szíjjartó opened the Hungarian Export Promotion Agencyʼs (HEPA) new office in Moscow on Friday.
The European Green Deal will not be sustainable if it is not fair
The Fair Trade movement welcomes the European Green Deal unveiled by the European Commission President – but calls for small farmers and workers in the Global South to be included as equal partners in a “just and inclusive” transition to more sustainable consumption and production.
Condor V – New design, improved performance – is available from January 1st, 2020
From January 2020, a new generation Condor self propelled sprayers is rolling off the line at Agrifac. The design has been updated, in line with the new Condor Endurance. Another major update is the stage V motor.
Getting Raided Is Cost of Doing Business for This Millionaire
Hungary’s Laszlo Bige says his troubles come from a long-running dispute with one of the country’s most influential men. Sándor Csányi denies the accusations…
Policy makers keep O/N deposit rate, base rate on hold
The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) decided to keep the central bank O/N deposit rate at -0.05pc and the base rate at 0.90pc at a monthly policy meeting. The Council has left the rates unchanged for more than half a year and have tweaked monetary policy on a quarterly basis, coinciding with the publication of the central bank’s Inflation Report.
According to the minister, the agricultural economy could accelerate further
Efficiency and competitiveness – these two keywords are a guarantee that Hungarian agriculture will continue to be at the forefront of European agriculture – said the Minister of Agriculture at a professional conference on Thursday, where he also took stock of the sector’s achievements in recent years.
Orban holds talks with Erdogan in Budapest
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban held bilateral talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Budapest on Thursday.
István Nagy at the Agricultural Offensive
The Minister of Agriculture has talked to leaders from several countries, covering a total market of $ 1.5 billion. István Nagy received the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey, the Minister of Water of India and the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Together with Hungary, twenty Member States would not reduce their agricultural subsidies
At the last meeting of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, together with Hungary, a total of twenty Member States refused to reduce the resources of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Portuguese farmer experiments with cover crops to suppress nutsedge
Operational Group combats weeds with non-chemical alternatives – Agriculture in the EU and worldwide has become increasingly dependent on the use of pesticides.
Big egg farms’ output set to fall in 2019
Large-scale egg production, after an almost 11 percent increase last year, dropped by about 9 percent year-on-year in the first half of this year, so it is expected to produce 1-1.2 billion eggs this year in Hungary after last year’s 1.24 billion.
Commission publishes the latest short-term outlook for main EU agricultural sectors
The latest agricultural short-term outlook report published by the European Commission gives insights on the main agricultural markets’ trends, production, and trade for 2019 and 2020.
V4 agriculture ministers met in Prague
The future of the Common Agricultural Policy and forestry issues were the main topics of the meeting of the agriculture ministers of the Visegrad Cooperation in Prague, enlarged with Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia and Romania, and which was attended by the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
SPAR to invest HUF 7bn in two stores
SPAR Hungary Trade Ltd. will open an Interspar hypermarket in Kaposvár and a supermarket in Törökbálint, and the company will spend HUF 7 billion on its two investments, which will be completed in 2020.
Crop diversification for carbon-rich grasslands
Mixed grasslands bring multiple benefits to Dutch dairy farm – Two years ago, Dutch dairy farmer Matté Eikelenboom started exploring crop diversification in his grazing land, to stimulate soil life and improve the health of his cows.
