The young farmer who gained popularity over the past weeks after featuring in an online video about potato harvesting in Malta remained undisturbed by the criticism it received.

“I just took the criticism positively as it gave the video a push. On the other hand, those who praised it were promoting the Maltese crop, and not just mine,” Michael Caruana told Times of Malta from his garage in Qrendi, where he was sorting potatoes with relatives.

See video above. Full story in The Times of Malta.

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