Plantation support will be available again in Hungary

Published 2022년 1월 12일

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The article highlights the significant response from farmers in Hungary for the 2021 support call, oversubscribing the HUF 15 billion budget by HUF 5.7 billion. The Ministry of Agriculture is preparing an amended call that includes new and existing supports, such as hop plantations and organic plantations, with a total estimated creation of 4,200 hectares of new intensive orchards and herb plantations. The updated call, available from March, will offer non-refundable grants up to HUF 500 million, covering half of the investment costs. For organic cultivation, special conditions will be applied, allowing for less dense planting and the cultivation of landscape varieties not included in farm production.

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The Minister of Agriculture reminded that, according to the summary of the Ministry, farmers applied for support in the amount of more than HUF 20 billion for the call announced in 2021, with a budget of HUF 15 billion. Stakeholders plan to create about 2,500 hectares of new intensive orchards and 1,700 hectares of new herb plantations. The head of the ministry also explained that based on the reopened call, support can be applied for the establishment of fruit and herb plantations with high productivity and high crop safety under fundamentally unchanged conditions. However, those interested can expect some changes, the minister noted, drawing attention to the possibility of establishing hop plantations as a new supported species. In addition, support for the planting of organic plantations will appear as a new support objective. In the case of undertaking organic cultivation, a new plantation can be established with a lower number of seedlings per hectare for the specified fruit ...

Source: Agronaplo