Nagy said Hungary's EU presidency would focus on a "competitive, resilient, sustainable and knowledge-based" farm sector and a "farmer-friendly" EU agricultural policy.
He said a dossier on boosting the quality of rural life to keep young people there, supported by rural development funding, was on the agenda of the meeting.
He added that a meeting of the farm lobbying organization Copa-Cogeca would take place afterward, noting that Hungary's presidency aimed to make it a tradition to bring together Copa-Cogeca representatives with ministers before every Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting to hear farmers' views.
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