Gozo farmers encouraged to go organic

Gozitan farmers and growers are being encouraged to switch to organic farming. In a meeting at the Victoria council this morning, the Malta Standards Authority informed them of the benefits of such farming, in which pesticides were not used creating a...

Gozitan farmers and growers are being encouraged to switch to organic farming.

In a meeting at the Victoria council this morning, the Malta Standards Authority informed them of the benefits of such farming, in which pesticides were not used creating a more genuine product.

Both Information Parliamentary Secretary Chris Said and MSA chairman Francis E. Farrugia said organic farming would help towards the achievement of the eco-Gozo initiative as part of Vision 2015.

Currently there are 15 farmers in Malta certified to process organic produce. Together they work 22 hectares of land and grow 20 tonnes of organic products a year. This was an increase of 33 per cent in the past five years.

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