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 in the past years...

MaYA welcomes the European Union’s political commitment  to strengthen farmers’ position within the agri-food supply chain following the provisional agreement reached between the Council and the European Parliament  earlier this month. The agreement introduces improvements to EU agricultural rules aimed at creating fairer and more balanced relationships between farmers, processors, and retailers . Key measures include strengthening the use of written contracts, reinforcing the role of...

EU launches TraceMap, an AI tool to detect food fraud and contamination faster. What could it mean for Malta’s food safety system?