The European Commission has launched a Women in Farming Platform, inviting individuals working in agriculture or related sectors across the EU to apply for membership. The platform will create opportunities for networking, mentoring, and exchanging experiences among women involved in agriculture. It aims to strengthen women’s participation and leadership in the sector through peer learning and practical support on topics such as farm business development, innovation, and mark

On Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th March, MaYA and Merill Rural Network had the pleasure of hosting the second consortium meeting of the 3 year-long GreenFit project. As one of the eight pilot partners, we took this opportunity to showcase Malta’s hospitality while providing the right setting for a fruitful, collaborative, and engaging exchange. The plenary meeting took place at the beautiful Valletta Design Cluster , What used to be the ruins of an old slaughterhouse has been

The GRASS (Gender Equality in Rural and Agricultural Innovation Systems) CEILING MOOC is a free online course exploring gender equality and women-led innovation in agriculture and rural areas. Through short modules, practical examples, and self-assessment quizzes, you can learn about the challenges and opportunities for women in rural innovation. The course is self-paced and flexible, allowing participants to complete the modules whenever it suits them, we encourage anyone in

While we represent the Maltese agricultural landscape and farmers in the GreenFit project, we are constantly reminded of how diverse farming truly is - even within our islands. From climate responses to field conditions and the way technology is used - or not used - every farmer carries a unique set of knowledge and a special way of cultivating the land. Our recent GreenFit Focus Group made this very clear. Farmers and stakeholders gathered to reflect openly on climate, digit

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

In recent weeks, an escalation of events has unfolded as farmers voiced their discontent about their jobs. On Friday, 2nd February, local...

Over the past years, several young farmers in Malta have benefited from funding under Measure 6.1 “Business start-up aid for Young...

Almost a decade after a landmark study which aimed to valorise local artisanal cheese-making, we are now witnessing the process which...

Earlier in August the President of the European Parliament, Dr. Roberta Metsola, requested a meeting with Administrators from the MaYA...

It has already been a month since we experienced the first Malta AgriFair. Finally, we can say that it was a highlight this year, since...