A collection of short examples of initiatives/projects related to new entrants into farming (mostly small scale)

Nearly 61% of EU young farmers consider the availability of land for purchase and 57% the availability of land for rent as the most difficult challenges they face, often due to issues such as land ownership laws, inheritance rules and land prices, according to a new external report published by...

Association of private farming of the Czech Republic organized an International Conference on family farms and Common Agricultural Policy of EU. The event was held in Brno on 4 - 6th of April 2016. 10 European countries attended the conference. Herewith volume 6. Presentation of Hungary

Conservation Agriculture is practised on over 155 million hectares around the world, covering more than one tenth of the global annual cropland surface. The largest and most rapid expansion has been in North and South America, Australia/New Zealand, and some parts of Asia and Africa. Compared to this, the adoption...

Water scarcity is a pressing problem for the future of agriculture and food, but solutions are available for using water more efficiently. Vladimir Rakhmanin, FAO Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, shared some of those solutions with participants at the Budapest Water Summit 

During the World Rural Forum representative Laura Lorenzo’s visit to Hungary, the National Committee on Family Farming showed great interest in providing continuity for the International Year of Family Farming through various action strategies such as the Directives on Family Farming. Using this approach, the National Committee is already working...

Probably only a few Hungarian families would fail to meet “the pulse challenge” – eating at least one dish based on dried lentils, beans or peas every week. Yet, while robust lentil or bean soups are staples of the national cuisine, those dried seeds of leguminous plants struggle with an image...

A young entrepreneur, Ms Zsóka Fekete, after her studies on animal production decided to set up her own farm. There she would breed the native Hungarian swine breed called Mangalica. RDP support from different measures was received at the different stages of the farm’s development.

Land and soil degradation, malnutrition in various forms, innovation in family farming, and social protection for rural people head the agenda of a two-day session of FAO’s European Commission on Agriculture, which opens in Budapest tomorrow. More than 30 countries from across Europe and Central Asia are expected to participate....

This brochure presents eight case studies showcasing the role of European farming families as resilient, rural entrepreneurs in the context of the UN International year of Family Farming (IYFF) (2014). It is clear within the IYFF that family farming as a global political objective refers to a sub-set of family-owned...

There are many challenges faced by small scale family farmers. In this region, smallscale farmers have difficulty accessing markets, and when they do they lack competitiveness on the European markets. These farms are less resilient to floods and droughts, hence there is a need to strengthen the adaptive capacity of...

In the last few years Hungarians have become more interested in healthy eating, as fresh and seasonal food has become more fashionable thanks to the promotion of local farm products by civil society. This trend is demonstrated by the rising popularity of farmers’ markets and food festivals, which have become...

CEEweb together with Young Researchers of Serbia, Eko-Centar, Juniperia, Daphne – Institute of Applied Ecology and Naturalists Club Poland have launched a project on experience sharing and capacity building in small-scale farming. The project “Empower the powerless: Visegrad experience for small-scale family farms in the Western Balkans” aims to place...

The analysis of survey responses shows that young farmers have different expectations and needs, depending on the region in which they live, the agricultural sector in which they work (intensive, extensive), their level of education, their relation to the farm (owner of the farm or not) etc. This study revealed...

With the new international target of 2030 for eliminating human hunger on Earth, three organizations in Hungary have come together to promote effective solutions to malnutrition and food insecurity. Once again this year, the Hungarian Foodbank Associationhas partnered with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to produce today’s food truck...

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC magazine teamed up with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to produce a year-long series of stories and photos about food in 2014. Starting next week, Budapest will be host to an exhibition of photos and graphics from ‘ ‘The Future of FOOD’ looks at food from...

Business experience, personal interest in developing sustainable agriculture and the non-reimbursable support obtained through Measure 123 helped one of the most renowned experts in the wine-growing field in Hungary establish an ecological wine-growing unit south of the Danube. The techniques used in the farm respect the true character of grapes...

The aim of the Ministry of Agriculture with the conference is to present the current situation of family farms internationally and in the Carpathian-basin, and to seek appropriate tools and methods which could successfully support family farms.

A Hungarian LAG located in the northern part of Hungary and bordering with Slovakia, wanted to support local producers and craftsmen by providing them new marketing/trading opportunities. To achieve this the LAG established a permanent local market were producers from both countries could sell their products. Project activities included the setting...

Hernádszentandrás is a small village with a population of 450 in North East Hungary. It has an unemployment rate of 40%, and 35% of the population is of Roma ethnicity. The region is listed in the multiply disadvantaged category. For centuries, traditional agriculture provided work and a living for the...