Hungary will not accept an agreement on the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy that hurts Hungarians who make a living from agriculture, István Nagy, the minister of agriculture, said after the first day of a meeting of the bloc’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council in Brussels on Wednesday.
Nagy said in a statement that the meeting focusing on the regulatory framework of the CAP for the 2023-2027 period could turn out to be a decisive one for Hungary’s agriculture sector and the future of Hungarian farmers.
The meeting will decide the conditions under which Hungarian farmers will get the funding they are entitled to, following a two-year transitional period, the minister said.
In a video message posted on Facebook, Nagy said
The meeting will decide the conditions under which Hungarian farmers will get the funding they are entitled to, following a two-year transitional period, the minister said.
In a video message posted on Facebook, Nagy said
Hungary believes that farmers who farm smaller lands, “and are therefore more vulnerable”, should receive special treatment,
arguing that “they are the ones who shape rural Hungary.”
“We also stand by preserving the funding allocated to livestock farms, fruit and vegetable producers as well as protein plant farmers,” the minister said. “For them, this is about their livelihood.”
Nagy said most of the
Nagy said most of the
disagreements were about questions concerning the funds to be allocated towards environmental and climate protection.
Hungary’s goal is to strike a balance between the aspects of competitiveness and climate protection, he said.
Hungary is fighting for a funding system that advances sustainability by encouraging farmers, rather than punishing them, Nagy said. Payments made to farmers based on the size of the farmland must continue to guarantee income security, he said, adding that rural development funds must serve to boost competitiveness.
Source: MTI
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The EU is to introduce sweeping reforms of farming subsidies this week to try to halt the decline of small farms and protect them from the intensification of agriculture fostered by decades of previous policies.
Janusz Wojciechowski, the EU agriculture commissioner, said: “My intention is that this process of disappearing small farms should be stopped. The European food sector in the past was based on small farms, and it should be in the future as well.”
Reforms to the CAP to be brought forward this week by the EU will include measures to encourage farmers to leave more space for wildlife, to adopt organic standards for livestock, to use less chemical fertiliser and pesticide, and to nurture healthy soils.
Wojciechowski told the Guardian: “Protecting small and medium farms is a priority. It is not true that we need bigger and bigger farms for food security. Small farms can ensure food security for EU citizens.”
Source:theguardian.com
Why doesn’t “MsEnormous” publish her very own news site since she claims to be SO well informed ?
NotEverAnonymous – you’ve just got sour grapes because I have demonstrated that what Nagy István is saying is actually EU policy anyway, he’s just trying to dress it up as something ‘Hungarian’ for his domestic audience. Put that in your bogrács and boil it!