As Mr. István Nagy, Minister of Agriculture explained in
September 2018, the undivided joint ownership paralyses the
Hungarian economy, and from a competitiveness point of view it is
essential to be deleted". The Hungarian agricultural land and
forestry ownership conditions are not optimal, since the average
plots are too small and they have many owners. This situation
affects 3.5 million citizens and 1 million hectares.
For this reason, the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture decided
to take a step and plans to cease the joint ownership where
possible. The bill for the new regulation is currently under review
by other ministries. According to the Minister of Agriculture, the
proposed solution for the problem would be that the Hungarian State
should act as a buyer, and if the owner of a smaller plot fails to
respond or is not available, the State would acquire the property.
At a later stage the State would also merge and re-sell the small
properties, making the average
