In order to draw attention to the classic rural idyll and the difficult situation of women living in villages, the UN General Assembly decided on the International Day of Rural Women in 2007. Haon.hu reports that the Association of Hungarian Farmers' Associations and Farmers' Cooperatives (MAGOSZ) held a press conference on this important occasion in Kendereskert in Hajdúnánás .
- October 15th is Hungarian rural women's day, when we can talk about the importance of women who are able to create family unity and peace in the midst of the war raging next door and an agricultural situation hit by a historic drought after the pandemic - he said György Zsolt Papp , Deputy Secretary of State responsible for the implementation of rural development programs at the Ministry of Agriculture, President of the MAGOSZ Young Farmers Section.
He emphasized: the development of the countryside is unthinkable today without the role of women. In addition to performing administrative tasks, they also do their part in physical work. "There is great recognition for their self-sacrificing work, which they contribute to agricultural work, food production and their duties in family reunification," he added.
Nagyné Legény Ildikó , the recently elected president of the MAGOSZ National Housewives Association, said: the Kendereskert is not only a beautiful visitor center, but also the embodiment of rural life, where traditional farming takes place, primarily for the children and families of Hajdúnáná.
- It is an extremely important task to build a sustainable and livable future as women, relying on rural values. The importance of maintaining rural values and food safety has never been so important, he emphasized. She considers it important that women take on a role in these tasks, which requires professional dedication and available training. - Today, women must be provided with adequate representation in the agricultural sector. The Association of Hungarian Women's Interests and MAGOSZ also recognized this, and they provide very important support so that women can assume a worthy role in domestic agriculture, he pointed out. Finally, she added: she asks women to live and act while keeping the traditions, so that they can also meet the expectations of the 21st century as women.
Kinga Szőnyi , the president of the Association of Hungarian Women's Interests, said that a conference related to rural women's day will be held in Hajdúnánás on October 21. Speakers such as Tibor Szólláth, Ildikó Nagyné Legény or Mariann Ökrös, the president of the Hungarian Foie Gras Association, will take part in this.
