Rural development support after the entry of Hungary into the European Union, 2004-2006

Mohácsy, Gabriella

One of the most interesting issues of the present is the rural development support during 2004-2006. The support appropriated by the Operative Programme of Agricultural and Rural Development amounts to HUF 81 and 27 billion coming from the European Union and domestic resources, respectively. 57 per cent of this money will be allocated for the competitive production of agricultural raw material, 14 per cent for the modernisation of food processing, 26.5 per cent for rural development, and 2.5 per cent for technical aid. The measures of the National Plan of Rural Development follow the AGENDA 2000, and they amount to approximately HUF 127 and 32 billion coming from the European Union and domestic resources, respectively, allocated for the support of the eight measures in question. The impacts to be expected are described in the paper as well.

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