Friends of the Earth Malta shows its solidarity with the farmers who are protesting en masse and making their way towards Valletta.
Category: Food
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Recommendations on Malta’s National Strategy and Action Plan for Pollinators 2035
Friends of the Earth Malta has submitted recommendations on Malta's National Strategy and Action Plan for Pollinators 2035. The strategy should aim to set a number of key proposals to safeguard all pollinators given their role in pollinating many food crops and wild plants and their contribution to our food production and the diversity of our environment.
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Malta Farm Map Rebranded
Friends of the Earth Malta (FoEM) is rebranding its “Malta Farm Map”, an initiative aiming to promote and support local farmers to sell their local fruits and vegetables directly to you. As part of our mission to preserve permanently local farmland and communicate with the public about the importance of eating local, FoEM set up...
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Blooming Schools
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Interview with organic farmer Jiří Prachař
Shall we be concerned by the decline of organic farmers? Are young people interested in this work? Can biodynamic and organic farming become the dominant model? Organic farmer and lecturer Jiří Prachař working in Germany, answers these questions in an interview. According to the European commissioner for agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski, the EU lost 4 of...
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CAP update on our website
The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU was initially introduced to increase agricultural production in order to stabilise agricultural markets and farmers’ incomes. In last month’s newsletter we shared a more detailed article about the latest reform of the CAP, as well as its meaning for Malta’s farmers. Follow this link to read the...
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Malta Meat Free Week
Veggies for the win. If you missed the Malta Free Meat Week challenge organised by VeggyMalta from October 18 until 24, you’re not too late to do something about it! Friends of the Earth supported this initiative through its social media channels by promoting benefits of a meat free diet, sharing some inspirational recipes and...