agriculture

15/09/2014

Jobbik Would Compensate Farmers Hit by Russian Embargo

(MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party will initiate an amendment to compensate Hungarian farmers from domestic funds as the party blames the Agriculture Ministry for […]
09/09/2014

Farm Minister: Hungary, Russia continued agriculture cooperation mutual interest

(MTI) – A continued cooperation in agriculture between Hungary and Russia is in the two countries’ mutual interest, the Hungarian farm minister said on Monday. Sandor […]
31/08/2014

Romanian shepherds on cooperation visit to C Hungary

(MTI) – A group of Romanian shepherds paid a visit to Hungary’s southwestern Tolna and central Bacs-Kiskun counties to exchange experience with their peers there, Sandor […]
13/08/2014

Experts Mull Steps to Ease Effect of Russian Embargo on Hungarian Farmers

(MTI) – Experts in Hungary are considering steps that could ease the effect of oversupply on European Union markets because of an import ban on a […]
06/08/2014

Bakers Expect Higher Bread Prices in Autumn

Budapest, August 6 (MTI) – Higher flour prices and a weak forint could drive up the price of bread by an estimated 25-30 percent this autumn, […]
05/08/2014

Farmers Association, LMP Wary About Subsidy Cuts in Farm Sector

Budapest, August 5 (MTI) – The government’s planned subsidy cuts have created tensions in the farming sector, the head of the Association of Agricultural Producers (MOSZ) […]
29/07/2014

Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sign Agricultural Agreement

Budapest, July 29 (MTI) – Hungary signed an agricultural agreement with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday. The agreement was signed by Hungary’s farm minister Sandor Fazekas […]
24/06/2014

Many Foreigners Seek New Hungarian Customers For Pocket Contract Land

Budapest, June 24 (MTI) – Many foreigners are looking to sell the plots they acquired mostly in western Hungary under bogus contracts, daily Magyar Nemzet said […]
30/05/2014

Court Rules In Favour Of New Leaseholders In Organic Farm Dispute

Budapest, May 30 (MTI) – The district court of Szekesfehervar has ruled in favour of new leaseholders at the organic farm of Kishantos, central Hungary, and […]
20/05/2014

Court Says Farm Ministry Hurt Organic Farm’s Reputation

(MTI) – The farm ministry has hurt the reputation of an organic farm in Kishantos in central Hungary and the ministry must stop this activity, a […]
12/05/2014

LMP Calls On PM To Stop Radical Developments Concerning Kishantos Organic Farm

(MTI) – The green LMP party called on Prime Minister Viktor Orban in an open letter on Sunday to intervene and prevent radical developments in a […]
28/04/2014

Land Fund To Call Tenders For 40,000 Hectares Of Land In 2014

Budapest, April 28 (MTI) – The National Land Management Fund (NFA) is ready to call tenders for 40,000 hectares of land leases this year, business daily […]
24/04/2014

Land Fund Plans Legal Action In Kishantos Organic Farm Case

Budapest, April 23 (MTI) – The National Land Management Fund (NFA) plans to take legal action in connection with the organic farm of Kishantos, in central […]
17/04/2014

Socialists Support Calls To Convene Parliamentary Session On Farmland Issues

Budapest, April 17 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists will support calls by the green opposition LMP party to convene an extraordinary parliamentary session over farmland issues. […]
15/04/2014

EP Elections – LMP And Jobbik Would Lobby To Protect Hungarian Farmland

Budapest, April 15 (MTI) – The small opposition LMP party has proposed that a two-day extraordinary session of parliament should be convened to discuss the protection […]
15/04/2014

Organic farm environment deserves constitutional protection, says dept ombudsman

Budapest, April 14 (MTI) – The natural environment developed as a result of several decades of organic farming deserves constitutional protection, the deputy ombudsman for future […]
13/04/2014

Kishantos Leaseholders Start Ploughing In Field Despite Legal Dispute

(MTI) – New farmers who won land leases in a state-run competition last year for the organic farm of Kishantos in central Hungary, have started work […]
12/04/2014

Deliciously Organic With New Trends

The views on the old-fashioned grocery and cooking traditions have changed enormously during the past couple of years. A trend of incorporating unprocessed foods into the […]
25/03/2014

Ministry examines farmland contracts in Western Hungary

(MTI) – The rural development ministry suspects thousands of “pocket contracts” in Veszprem County in western Hungary, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Tuesday. Scrutiny has fallen […]
21/03/2014

Jobbik appeals election cttee rejection of referendum over farmland ownership

Budapest, March 21 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party will submit an appeal to the Kuria, Hungary’s supreme court, against the National Election Committee’s (NVI) […]