Agriculture Minister: More than 200 billion HUF are available this year to farmers

The decision-making systems of the affected programs had been updated in order to help farmers get faster access to support.

István Nagy, the minister of agriculture, said on Thursday that more than 200 billion forints (EUR 500m) are available this year to farmers thanks to programs promoting environmentally conscious and ecological farming.

The ministry said in a statement that the decision-making systems of the affected programs had been updated in order to help farmers get faster access to support.

Minister Nagy said that the ministry remained dedicated to supporting programs that promote sustainable, environmental and climate-conscious farming methods. Due to high demand, the ministry has reorganised resources in order to be able to support all applicants who fulfil the formal and minimum professional requirements, he added.

Over the next five years, the potential total support to be made available could exceed 1,040 billion forints, he said. Small and family farms will be entitled to apply in the first round, to be followed by larger farms, he added.