An R&D purpose vertical farm unique in Central Europe was presented in the Újpest headquarters of Tungsram. The installation, which is based on technology evoking sci-fi movies, is one of the key factors for the food security of the future. The farm was established with the funding of the Hungarian Ministry for Innovation and Technology […]
Due to the unusually cold weather, the bees have hardly flown out of the hives so far, and 50-60% of the acacia trees have frozen over, so there will be hardly any honey this spring, the president of the Hungarian National Beekeepers' Association Péter Bross told InfoRadio. It has been an extremely unfavorable spring for […]
The European Parliament and of the Council on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs accepted the application for registration of ‘Budaörsi őszibarack’, a peach from Budaörs, a town just southwest of Budapest. According to the registry, the name ‘Budaörsi őszibarack’ may be used for peaches for fresh consumption of the local varieties Schafnose and […]
This year, the Furmint February event was organized for the third time, at which 39 Hungarian wines were presented in an online master course jointly organized by the Hungarian Agricultural Marketing Center (AMC) and the Wines of Hungary UK communication agency. The aim of the event, which served as a wine tasting, business development meeting […]
On New Year's Eve, it is customary to eat pork in Hungary, but based on international success, a particular Hungarian breed, Mangalica can bring luck to everyone. In 2020, Mangalica preparations earned several stars at the British Great Taste Awards, often called the Oscars for best food. Mangalica is the only native type of Hungarian […]
Diplomacy&Trade has recently published a special section on the occasion of the Czech National Day with special emphasis on beer. This piece about the Czech Republic being the second major hop producing country in Europe has been provided by the Czech Embassy. In the Czech Republic, there are three regions where hops are grown, of […]
Hungarian and European beekeepers have a dramatic year behind them. Acacia honey sold on the free market is already sold out, traders in European markets will certainly not have access to it until next season. When the acacia was flowering, in the first weeks of May, the nights were much colder than usual, so about […]
Grape harvesting has begun in most wine regions of the country. The chaotic weather that has lasted for years has posed great challenges to winegrowers and winemakers this year as well. Climate change is also having an impact on Hungarian wine regions. Although Hungarian wines have had outstandingly good years in the last ten years, […]
