In our paper we are aiming to present food preference as a way of consumption typical of the individuals and consequently, a way of eating characterising working days. To carry out a more detailed preference examination, factor analysis was carried out followed by cluster analysis based on the...

Besides its natural potential, Hungarian agriculture's major current advantage is low land prices and rental fees. Economic theory suggests that as Hungarian economic performance approaches the EU average, production costs will also become equal. Increasing land prices, generated by higher...

When measuring environmentally conscious behaviour and determining its variables, focus often lies only on consumers, but environmental conservation requires not only the consumers’ but also the producers’ input. After defining environmentally conscious behaviour, I utilized the...

Over the last few decades Hungarian higher education has been radically transformed, and this transformation was implemented to counter the backwardness that previously plagued the education system. Agricultural education in particular was part of this transformation process, which included the...

The principal aim of this article is to examine how Hungary’s agricultural trade has changed since EU accession and whether the country has managed to retain its position as a net exporter. After analysing the Eurostat database’s latest statistical data we concluded that...

What challenges will Hungary face when it assumes the presidency in early 2011? Close cooperation will be required of the Presidential Trio when identifying presidential priorities. To garner both social and political support it is vital that, during Hungary’s EU presidency, one be...

In recent years floods have caused enormous damage and to prevent this the Government has launched a comprehensive programme called the Improvement of the Vásárhelyi Plan (IVP). In step with the original plan, new objectives have emerged, contributing to a solution for the Tisza Region’s...

This paper discusses Hungarian agriculture’s future perspectives up to the year 2013, which marks the end of the EU financial period 2007-2013. It presents results of the authors’ modelling work, and provides a brief analysis of quantitative changes in principal macro-indicators...

The hypothesis behind this paper is that agri-environmental measures (AEMs) in Hungary, and probably in the other EU New Member States, are not merely substitutes for traditional agricultural subsidies, but measures which could support rural development and encourage environmentally sustainable...

EU Accession has had the most impact on the agricultural sector and rural dwellers’ living conditions. Currently the first phase of EU Structural Funds benefits is coming to an end. The objective of this study is to provide an international overview on how to make use of rural development...