Farmers have called for more enforcement to weed out a minority of practitioners who are ruining the image of fresh local produce by dumping slurry on their agricultural fields.

Times of Malta asked a number of farmers and their representatives for their reaction following claims that news of slurry use was damaging the sector.

Most said sales had not been hit but all agreed enforcement would help protect their reputation.

Over the last month, Times of Malta has reported cases of some farmers illegally paying bowsers to dump liquid manure, collected from animal farms, on to their agricultural fields to spur plant growth. The Ombudsman’s office is investigating the problem.

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