Sustainability aspects of strategies in rural and agricultural development

Kárpáti, Zoltán – Maácz, Miklós

Keywords: rural development, strategic plan, sustainable, policy

The goals set out in the National Sustainable Development Strategy for Hungarian agriculture are in line with the New Hungary Rural Development Strategic Plan, on which agricultural grants in the 2007-2013 financial period of the European Union are based, as well as, more specifically, with the main goals set out in the New Hungary Rural Development Program developed on the basis of the Strategic Plan. The New Hungary Rural Development Program is intended as a framework for the development of agriculture, preservation of rural natural treasures, improvement of rural economies and the strengthening of cohesion in rural communities, all in harmony with the principles of long-term sustainability.

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