The Malta Youth in Agriculture (MaYA) Foundation has highlighted key challenges affecting young people entering or remaining in agriculture in Malta, following discussions linked to the European Parliament’s report on Generational Renewal in Agriculture. Drawing from continuous engagement at both local and EU level, MaYA emphasised concerns related to high agricultural land prices and increasing administrative burdens faced by farmers in Malta.

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