On the 3rd of October 2025, the MaYA Agri-Tech Ideathon at DiHubMT brought together farmers, tech minds, students, NGOs, and public sector representatives to imagine a different future for Maltese agriculture. A few weeks later, with time to reflect on the discussions, one thing is clear: the event did far more than generate “nice ideas”. It surfaced concrete directions for how Malta can use digital tools and AI to tackle stubborn problems around land access , market access

The MaYA Agri-Tech Ideathon , held on Friday, 3rd October 2025 at DiHubMT , marked a significant milestone in Malta’s participation in the PoliRuralPlus project, funded under the EU’s Horizon Europe programme. The project is being implemented locally by AcrossLimits . Organised by the Malta Youth in Agriculture (MaYA) Foundation, the event brought together a diverse group of participants — from farmers and their organisations to researchers, entrepreneurs, students, and prof

The MaYA Foundatio n, together with Merill Rural Network , is proud to represent Malta in the EU-funded GreenFit Project . We were invited to Thessaloniki, Greece, for the official kick-off meeting of this initiative, which supports the transition to climate-smart agriculture through collaboration between key national experts. Over two full days, we connected with partners from more than seven countries; researchers, IT professionals, entrepreneurs and agriculture-based pilo