This is why beekeepers are in trouble, the situation in Europe is serious

Published Dec 11, 2024

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The Hungarian presidency of the EU has made significant headways in promoting knowledge-based agriculture and research policy, particularly through the BIOEAST initiative which aims to foster a research and innovation partnership within Central and Eastern Europe, with involvement from the Western Balkans, Ukraine, and Moldova. This initiative seeks to address key regional issues and promote sustainability through the use of precision technology like drone spraying. The presidency has also brought attention to the plight of beekeepers, who are facing challenges due to cheap honey imports, underscoring the need to consider the ecosystem services provided by beekeepers within the common agricultural policy.

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At the press conference following the meeting of the ministers responsible for agriculture and fisheries of the EU member states, the head of the ministry said: the Hungarian presidency has achieved significant results in the field of knowledge-based agriculture and research policy in the creation of a research and innovation partnership focusing on Central and Eastern Europe. Through the BIOEAST initiative, we organized high-level professional and political forums, in which we began to shape the region's most important future questions and problems to be solved along specific themes. In addition to the countries of the region, we also involved the countries of the Western Balkans, Ukraine and Moldova in the work, strengthening the regional dimensions of cooperation. he said. The Minister of Agriculture emphasized that an important objective of the Hungarian EU Presidency was to promote a change of attitude in agriculture. As an example, he highlighted drone spraying, which, as a ...

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