HUNGARY

NN country: Hungary

NNF: Gabor Király (AKI)

Scope of the NN: The primary aim of the Hungarian Soil–X–Change National Node is to gather, organize, and disseminate knowledge related to sustainable and regenerative soil and agricultural practices among Hungarian farmers, advisors, and researchers. The main elements of the Node’s thematic focus include soil renewal and regenerative practices, such as humus management, enhancing the effectiveness of green manure and cover crops, promoting biological soil activity, improving soil structure and water management, and implementing input-reduction technologies.

Like other national nodes, the Hungarian National Node is also a multi-stakeholder, practice-oriented, interactive, and open knowledge platform that encompasses scientific, advisory, and practical viewpoints. In addition to the representatives of Operational Groups, stakeholders from the following institutions are also engaged in the activities of the Node:

• academic institutions (e.g., Hungarian University of Life Sciences and Agriculture, HUN-REN Institute for Soil Science, Hungarian Soil Science Society);
• policy and support organizations (e.g., Innovation and Digitalization Support Unit, Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture);
• and, last, but not least, farmers, advisors, and practitioners who are committed to enhancing soil health through agricultural innovations.

OG Members listed by lead partners:

Discovery Center Nonprofit Kft.

• Adaptation of crop mixes adapted to crops and soil types for use in ecological seedlings
• Alternative utilization of maize production in the mirror of livestock needs, with particular reference to sorghum cultivation
• Research of dry beans, development of cultivation technology with special emphasis on moisture conservation, soil protection, precision methods
• Development of a cost-optimized novel soil sampling methodology for precision agriculture
• Development of field soil test method and rational cultivation techniques to reduce soil degradation
• Research of the efficiency of high-speed sowing with different cultivation methods and crop plants
• Precision plant protection system development and efficiency testing

Research Institute of Organic Agriculture:

• Ecological and low-input for the complex technology of Soya bean growing his development

AgroFutura Kft.

• Recondition and renewal of soil fertility with ecosystem services