321 result(s) for farmers
Duck & Goose Products Vanish From Hungarian Shelves
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- shopping
There is a severe shortage of duck and goose products in stores due to the bird flu epidemic, as farmers have been forced to cull stocks, Magyar Idõk reports.
Bird Flu Costs Over EUR 9.8m In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Direct costs incurred in connection with the bird flu epidemic affecting several areas in Hungary have by now amounted to over 3 billion forints (EUR 9.8m), business daily Világgazdaság reported on Monday, citing information from the farm ministry.
Bad Weather Cuts Hungary Fruit Harvest By One-Third
- 28 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Bad weather reduced Hungary’s fruit crop by about one-third this year, but the vegetable harvest was better than average, the head of growers association FruitVeB said. Spring frost, storms, hail and heavy rain cut the fruit crop by 250,000-300,000 tonnes to 750,000-800,000 tonnes, said Ferenc Ledó.
Feast Of Holy Innocents Traditions In Hungary, 28 December
- 23 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, the Feast of the Holy Innocents falls on the same day with the traditional "birching", a fertility custom known almost everywhere in Europe. In Hungary, according to tradition on this day, girls were lightly whipped with a young tree shoot, to wish them good health and fertility in the new year.
Organic Farming Nearly Doubles In One Year
- 22 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Organic farming nearly doubled in Hungary in the past year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Wednesday, citing the head of the Biokontroll Hungaria Nonprofit company.
Three Hungarian Counties Dealing With Bird Flu Threat
- 17 Nov 2016 12:35 AM
- current affairs
Seven non-EU-member countries have banned the import of poultry from Hungary following an H5N8 outbreak at a Hungarian turkey farm in Békés at the beginning of the month. So far Canada, Serbia, the Republic of South Africa, Israel, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore announced a full or partial ban of Hungarian poultry imports.
Taiwan Also Bans Hungarian Poultry
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The food safety authority Nébih has ordered all poultry farmers to keep their livestock in covered areas, preferably closed on all sides, in response to the outbreak of a new bird flu epidemic.
Invitation: Free UN Concert For World Food Day, 14 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:55 AM
- entertainment
A Serbian jazz fusion band will be joined by a well-known Hungarian group to headline the first-ever World Food Day concert in Budapest next month, on Friday 14 October at Dürer kert. The UN contacted XpatLoop.com to share this news, one of many events being organized around the world to mark World Food Day.
FAO Hungarian Office: Ten Steps Towards Sustainability
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1) they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and make it harder for them to grow food, and 2) they threaten the global goal to end hunger by 2030.
Duck & Goose Products Vanish From Hungarian Shelves
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- shopping
There is a severe shortage of duck and goose products in stores due to the bird flu epidemic, as farmers have been forced to cull stocks, Magyar Idõk reports.
Bird Flu Costs Over EUR 9.8m In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Direct costs incurred in connection with the bird flu epidemic affecting several areas in Hungary have by now amounted to over 3 billion forints (EUR 9.8m), business daily Világgazdaság reported on Monday, citing information from the farm ministry.
Bad Weather Cuts Hungary Fruit Harvest By One-Third
- 28 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Bad weather reduced Hungary’s fruit crop by about one-third this year, but the vegetable harvest was better than average, the head of growers association FruitVeB said. Spring frost, storms, hail and heavy rain cut the fruit crop by 250,000-300,000 tonnes to 750,000-800,000 tonnes, said Ferenc Ledó.
Feast Of Holy Innocents Traditions In Hungary, 28 December
- 23 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In Hungary, the Feast of the Holy Innocents falls on the same day with the traditional "birching", a fertility custom known almost everywhere in Europe. In Hungary, according to tradition on this day, girls were lightly whipped with a young tree shoot, to wish them good health and fertility in the new year.
Organic Farming Nearly Doubles In One Year
- 22 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Organic farming nearly doubled in Hungary in the past year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Wednesday, citing the head of the Biokontroll Hungaria Nonprofit company.
Three Hungarian Counties Dealing With Bird Flu Threat
- 17 Nov 2016 12:35 AM
- current affairs
Seven non-EU-member countries have banned the import of poultry from Hungary following an H5N8 outbreak at a Hungarian turkey farm in Békés at the beginning of the month. So far Canada, Serbia, the Republic of South Africa, Israel, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore announced a full or partial ban of Hungarian poultry imports.
Taiwan Also Bans Hungarian Poultry
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The food safety authority Nébih has ordered all poultry farmers to keep their livestock in covered areas, preferably closed on all sides, in response to the outbreak of a new bird flu epidemic.
Invitation: Free UN Concert For World Food Day, 14 October
- 14 Oct 2016 5:55 AM
- entertainment
A Serbian jazz fusion band will be joined by a well-known Hungarian group to headline the first-ever World Food Day concert in Budapest next month, on Friday 14 October at Dürer kert. The UN contacted XpatLoop.com to share this news, one of many events being organized around the world to mark World Food Day.
FAO Hungarian Office: Ten Steps Towards Sustainability
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1) they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and make it harder for them to grow food, and 2) they threaten the global goal to end hunger by 2030.