Bread of the Hungarians celebrations started – PHOTOS

Hungary needs a strong agricultural sector and all the roles that settlements and villages have played “in the nation’s life” up to the present day, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office, said at a ceremony held as part of the Bread of Hungarians programme in Somogyvár, in western Hungary, on Thursday.

Agriculture accounts for more than 5 percent of Hungary’s economic output, and the future of the countryside heavily depends on the sector, Gulyás said at the programme held in a run-up to the August 20 celebrations of Hungary’s statehood.

Praising the “unique value” of Hungarian wheat, Gulyás said that peace and security today were under threat, “which is why what we produce ourselves is gaining in importance”.

István Jakab, the deputy speaker of parliament, said that Bread of Hungarians was not simply a programme but “the true Hungarian sentiment” signifying that “Hungarians can count on one each other”. “We can show that we are together, that we can live the joy of belonging together, as we can share our knowledge and information that helps us,” said Jakab, who is head of farmers’ association Magosz, a co-organiser of the event.

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Bread of Hungarians “a true Hungarian sense of life”

Deputy speaker Istvan Jakab, the head of Magosz, said that the Bread of Hungarians scheme demonstrated “a true Hungarian sense of life”, showing that people could rely on each other, experience being together and share knowledge and information.