Climate change is transforming Hungarian horticulture, leading to the growth of new crops such as figs, kiwis, and sweet potatoes, says Ferenc Apáti, head of FruitVeB, Hungary's largest fruit and vegetable growers' alliance. While traditional fruit crops are struggling, these new crops, once seen as 'curiosities', are becoming increasingly prevalent. Notably, figs, which previously did not ripen in north-eastern Hungary, bore fruit twice last summer. Despite a drought in 2022, sufficient winter precipitation and the absence of spring frosts could lead to a high harvest this year.