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War, inflation, Ukraine, drought
Is this how Hungarian agriculture should evolve?
The Hungarian—and indeed the European—agricultural sector faces a succession of challenges. How can one navigate a world in flux, and to what extent can professional advisers assist? We spoke to Gábor Nagy, founding managing director of the consultancy Agrina Consulting, about
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Cheap Ukrainian grain destroys Central Europe
The massive imports of Ukrainian grain and its economic consequences are causing turmoil among Central and Eastern Europe’s farmers in the past few months. The problems even affect Polish politics: Henryk Kowalczyk, Poland’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, resigned on 5 April amid growing protests and the
lifestyle
Green cities reaching for the sky: are vertical gardens the future? | TOP 5
In Western Europe, the rudimentary implementation of vertical gardens and farms was already started in the twentieth century, but only traces of this can be found in the East. Today we are building upwards, but can we farm in this direction?
Vertical farming works indoors, on several levels, moving upwards,
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What will be the consequences of the historic drought?
Everyone has experienced the heatwave caused by climate change in Europe. What is a heatwave for us is a drought for agriculture, and the damage is also historic. We asked climate policy expert Erik Kovács about the plight on the continent and especially in one of the most affected countries
behind the scenes
The real goal is what we have in common—Behind the scenes: Boldizsár Horváth, agricultural engineer
Biting into a tomato that has grown on free land, and that has been surrounded with great care since it was a seedling, is a very different experience than tasting something that came from the other side of the world in trucks. Hard work, time and energy spent on farming
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How to save the life-giving soil | Phylazonit
Intensive farming can reduce the humus content of the soil by a third. The gut microbiota is responsible for human health in the same way as the soil bacteria contribute to the health of the soil, thus, to nutrient-rich and healthy plants, cereals, and vegetables—portrait of Phylazonit, the Hungarian
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European consumers will face higher prices | Agricultural expert about the effects of Russian-Ukrainian war
“The main problem is when production and market become disconnected, our region tends to fall into this mistake”–says Gábor Nagy, the CEO of Agrina Consulting, Hungary. The expert is asked about rising food prices, the opportunities for regional agricultural policy and the effectiveness of sanctions against Russia.
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Creativity is an asset in agriculture too | NAK TechLab
The Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK) is the largest agricultural advocacy organization in Hungary, and with its own startup program it is a flagship for the spread of digital solutions in agriculture. Although many people associate agriculture with manual labor, processes operated by drones, robots or artificial intelligence are already
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Tomorrow's problems can’t be solved with yesterday's technology | Exclusive interview with Bayer Vice-President Matthias Berninger
We talked to Matthias Berninger, Vice President of Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability at Bayer, about the lack of innovation in Europe, sustainability and digitalisation, the future of agriculture and the rule of the masses. All the burning issues for our future, through the glasses of a company that spends
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Special farmer manufactories | TOP 5
The romance of rural life is appealing to many of us: the alternation of clean air, closeness to nature and the similar, but somewhat different days evokes the atmosphere of a bygone age. What is a dream come true for us is a reality for others: the privilege of producers
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Autonomous weed killer robot
Good news for farmers and hobby gardeners: weed control no longer has to be a time-consuming, difficult task. The robot built by Carbon Robotics uses a high-power laser to eliminate thousands of unwanted weeds per hour.
The development of robotics has opened up new horizons in the fields of agriculture
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Sustainable plant growth through a dreamy light installation
Dubbed GROW, this project brings the field of agriculture into the spotlight while experimenting with a sustainable and healthy crop production additive: light.
Rotterdam-based Studio Roosegaarde transformed a 20,000 sqm farmland into a surrealist light installation. In addition to being a visually impressive artwork, the goal for the red,
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From agri-waste to plate set
A bio-design student of the School of Form in Poznań, Poland created a plate set and packaging materials made of sugar beet leaves.
Sugar beet leaves create the majority of agricultural waste in Poland, and in the entire EU they amount to 20 million tons every year. It was time