The Hungarian berry fruit sector in West Nógrád often suffers, but it struggles and develops

The Rural Agricultural Knowledge Transfer Network works to support the Hungarian berry fruit sector in Nógrád county. The organization's leaders, Gábor Fábián and Attila Fábián, visit fruit growers in the area from their headquarters in Borsosberény. Serious plans, tasks and challenges lie ahead for Hungarian raspberries, currants and elderberries, but there is hope. While experience helps a lot, the role of data, new approaches and modern solutions increases. In the western part of Nógrád county, on the slopes and acidic soils of Börzsöny, berries provided work and livelihood for hundreds of families for a long time, but then the activity declined for several reasons. The lack of labor, climate change, traders' excessive hunger for profit, as well as the liquidation of cold storage facilities and the lack of a uniform commodity base have resulted in the fact that in 2023 very few people will be engaged in the cultivation of berries in the orchards. Today, the yield has dropped to ...