Education Minister Justyne Caruana has been presented with a new manual book for agribusiness educators.

She said that, “the agriculture sector plays an important role in society and this manual would definitely enhance not only our knowledge about organic farming, but is a welcome and needed addition to the current material available to our agribusiness educators, and a wealth of information for all agribusiness students.”

The Minister for Education Justyne Caruana was presented with the manual by author Mario Joseph Salerno, President of the Malta Organic Agricultural Movement.

The manual ‘Biedja Organika ghal Gejjieni Sostenibbli’ addresses various topics and will be used by the three agribusiness schools and those educators who are interested in knowing about different agricultural practices such as organic agriculture, biodiversity, soil bio-dynamics, conventional agriculture, vertical gardens, hydroponics, aquaponics, agro-ecology, and other related subjects concerning climate change, etc.

Several topics were discussed during the meeting, including the funding of small green projects under the Green Infrastructure Funding Scheme Measure 4 issued by the Galmajjistral Foundation and for which schools in the northern region of Malta were eligible to apply.

Galmajjistral is an action group foundation representing the north-west areas in Malta.

The discussion also focused on works on vertical gardens in schools, which is doing well, the introduction of pet therapy in special schools, the strengthening of the agribusiness studies, and enhancement of agriculture practises and agricultural education in schools.

Publishing the book has been financed 80% by the Galxlokk Foundation and 20% by Malta Organic Agriculture Movement. The manual book can be borrowed from public libraries and school libraries will have a copy in the coming weeks.

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