In Zsolt Feldman’s presentation, he called the promotion of domestic wine and strengthening its presence on the domestic and foreign markets an important task. A significant sum of around 6 million euros is available for this task as well until 2027. Considering the 50 percent support intensity, promotional activities worth about HUF 1.5 billion could be realized between 2020 and 2023. In addition to these subsidies, the National Council of Mountain Communities and the Hungarian Wine Marketing Agency are also working for the recognition of Hungarian wines.
Regarding the agricultural and rural development tenders scheduled to be announced in 2024, the State Secretary emphasized that these will provide an opportunity for small, medium and large farms to respond to the economic and market changes of the past two years, to make their production more efficient or even to can open in the direction of standing on several legs. In March, the department intends to publish the first tender package for agricultural and food industry investments, which includes, among other things, calls to support investments in the food industry and wine industry. In April, support for the irrigation development of agricultural farms will appear, by the summer the support package for generational change may be ready, and by the end of the year, tenders for precision farming or horticultural mechanization will appear. Zsolt Feldman identified the verification of producer cooperation and long-term supplier relationships, or rather the objective of increasing added value, as a priority evaluation aspect in connection with the evaluation.
