agriculture

High prices may be annoying for consumers, but they mean farmers get more for their labour, says Malcolm Borg, president of Għaqda Bdiewa Attivi. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Strawberry woes: farmers battle pests, weather, EU bans

Malcolm Borg, president of 'Għaqda Bdiewa Attivi', says a previously unknown mite was one of three likely reasons why the latest harvest was a poor one

May 3, 2025| Matthew Bonanno
Farmers working the Tal-Bebbux land. Inset: Lands Minister and fifth district MP Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi. Photos: Il-Kollettiv/Matthew Mirabelli

Żurrieq residents to Zrinzo Azzopardi: Meet us on Tal-Bebbux farmland

Residents and farmers say they are not out to attack fifth district minister

April 25, 2025| Times of Malta
Carmel Busuttil has turned his hands to preserving the past by opening a museum that tells the story of Malta’s farming community. Photos: Chris Goa Farrugia

Farmer fulfils his lifelong dream with Rabat museum

Tax-Xierfa heritage museum was a 20-year labour of love for Carmel Busuttil

April 20, 2025| Fiona Galea Debono
MEP Peter Agius meeting European Investment Bank's senior policy advisor Pia Nieminen. Photo: Peter Agius

Maltese farmers could benefit from millions of EU funding – MEP Peter Agius

Unique challenges faced by Malta's agricultural sector discussed with European Investment Bank

April 15, 2025| Times of Malta
Zrinzo Azzopardi (inset) and the tract of government-owned agricultural land targeted by a PC application.

Żurrieq farmers accuse Zrinzo Azzopardi of 'playing with words'

Farmers say fifth district minister is downplaying impact of Tal-Bebbux plans

April 12, 2025| Times of Malta
Lands Minister Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi. Photo: Jonathan Borg

Farmers ramp up pressure on Zrinzo Azzopardi to protect farmland in his district

Żurrieq farmers get backing of NGOs and resident groups over Tal-Bebbux concerns

April 5, 2025| Times of Malta
People are still free to extract groundwater from Malta’s boreholes without paying a cent. Photo: Shutterstock.com

Authorities still undecided about tariffs for groundwater extraction

Companies are still allowed to extract groundwater for free before selling it

April 4, 2025| Neville Borg
Annalisa Schembri and Robert Bondin Carter. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli

Withdraw consent for road to be built through fields, Żurrieq farmers urge Lands

Lands gave go-ahead for road through agricultural land, could open up area for three-storey buildings

April 2, 2025| Times of Malta