Resumé

Since its foundation in 2004, the National Grain Producers’ Association (GOSZ), has achieved to become an accepted trade association in Hungary as well as in the European Union.

We have succeeded to reach our goal on the field of communication. Our opinions are asked by many people both within the country and abroad as well. Our statements to the newspapers and television are simple, factual and well-established. We are grain producers and these interests motivate our manifestation.

Many different conclusions may be drawn from the data enclosed in our study. We intend to adopt these national data to our own farms and draw the conclusions. The most essential is for the farmers to assess their situation in their every day practice and to define the direction of future. We can state with certainty that we, the farmers alone cannot solve this difficult task. Without a clear economic strategy, our sector cannot be neither efficient nor competitive. Our country does not have and in the last 2 decades has not had any agricultural strategy. If it is not defined where would ’our boat’ lead to, it would be equal to us, from where the wind blows, we would only be able to struggle on the sea.

According to the tables, the production areas of main plants has not changed considerably and due to our continental climate our yield crops fluctuate. We know that one part of our crops is exported every year, that is why these crops need to meet the requirements of the world market. It can be noticed that our new competitors get stronger (for example Russia, Ucraine, Kazastan, Turkey). More and more countries-whose agricultural abilities are less favourable than ours-prepare a comprehensive strategy and demand a place of their own on the world market (for example Turkey with the watering of 1 million hectares would like to become a wheat exporter).

What must we do and what can we do in this situation? We are able to produce safe food. We have sufficient storage, but we must continually have appropriate quality and quantity of crops. This way, we will not only be producers but also sellers on the market. For this, we lack today the suitable strategy and finance.

We, the grain producers, have the needed skills, the technology, the machines, good quality land, that is why we can participate in the 3rd century food production competition. So far, we have not got the water supply systems needed for an intensive plant growing. Our future will be determined by watering, the climate change shows us this direction. Our agricultural strategy should be based on purposeful water management.

To reach our expected place on the world market, we must build a new market entry system. To achieve this, we must work hard in the following period.

We must continue fighting for the equal chance of the farmers in the member states in agriculture. We wish to do more within out country in order to have a safe food supply. The increased supervision of home products but mainly of products coming from foreign country is very important.

We should respect and protect our environment for ourselves and fellow-beings. We must be present in all forums where the focus is on rural issues and rural development. Without us, the rural development is unimaginable. We find it very important that we take part in the work of The Hungarian National Rural Development Chain.

The National Grain Producers’ Association can enforce the farmers interests within the European Union only with the support of the Hungarian autorities and offices. We have achieved smaller successes even as a politically independent Hungarian civil trade association. Our opinions have been asked many times and this is good.

In order to be even stronger, we must create grain commerce based on farmers’ property. We should not allow the cutback of the intellectual centre which deals with agricultural problems.

We strive to a continual renewal, we believe in the possibility of change and in the rise of intellectual value that stands by us. Our quest has not been finished, but it is still our aim to achieve good living in agriculture.

We thank all our fellow-beings for their important work in agriculture, because with their help, we have reached so far.

In the name of the presidency, we wish all the best: