In October 2025 I travelled to Copenhagen on behalf of the Malta Youth in Agriculture Foundation to attend the Plant Food Summit . The event was held on 20 and 21 October and organised by the Danish Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries during Denmark’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. Coming from Malta, where farms are small and the local production of protein crops is very limited, the discussions were both relevant and eye opening. Denmark’s clear direction Denm

Jeanette Borg, President of MaYA, has been featured in an article of Business Now  this week to discuss the EU’s latest Young Farmers proposal. In her commentary, Jeanette emphasises that Malta must address its long-standing internal challenges before it can fully benefit from new EU measures. As she notes: “we cannot talk about installing new young farmers when the foundation is this unstable ”.  Indeed, the article highlights well-known key obstacles that young Maltese farm

The MaYA Foundation is delighted to celebrate Ryan Portelli, the first-ever Maltese winner of the Young Farmers Award at the EPP’s European Congress of Young Farmers. His recognition follows a nomination by PN MEP Peter Agius; at just 22, Ryan is leading the way in sustainable agriculture through his work on the EU-funded Syneco project , which turns animal waste into clean energy and high-quality fertiliser. At Maya, our mission is to support innovative solutions that protec