The article highlights the economic and social importance of food diversity, with a focus on the rabbit sector in Hungary. The Ministry of Agriculture has launched the Renewable Countryside and Renewable Agriculture Program, providing significant EU funds for agricultural and food industry development. The rabbit sector has successfully secured a significant share of these funds, indicating a strong focus on this industry. Hungary is a leading producer of rabbit meat, with a high export rate, and there is a strategy in place to increase domestic consumption, which is currently low compared to the European average. The article also emphasizes the health benefits of rabbit meat and its potential to utilize industrial by-products.