Agriculture

SiMaSeed Project
SiMaSeed involves the setting up of seed banks for the conservation of native plant species in Malta and Sicily.
Cost: € 895,033
Beneficiary: University of Malta, Ministry for Gozo
Related Fund: Interreg V-A Italia-Malta 2014-2020

ZEROCO2
ZEROCO2 focuses on the energy performances of buildings; in this regard, it intends to design innovative policies promoting near zero CO2 emission buildings. This project shall also combine different technologies and energy efficiency sources, contributing towards the EU energy efficiency targets. …
Cost: €131,437
Beneficiary: University of Malta
Related Fund: Interreg Europe 2014-2020

Data Collection Framework Multiannual Programme 2014-2016
European Union fisheries management relies on data collected, managed and supplied by Member States under the Data Collection Framework. Reliable fisheries data are needed to assess the health of fish stocks and the marine environment and to meet the European Union’s objective of ensuring sustainable fisheries by 2020 at the latest.
Cost: € 1.8 M
Beneficiary: Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Ministry for the Environment, Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Related Fund: European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020

Destination SMEs
The aim of Destination SMEs is to assist European territories in designing effective destination management strategies in order to provide tourist SMEs with a favourable environment for growth and improve their competitiveness. …
Cost: €180,900
Beneficiary: Ministry for Gozo
Related Fund: Interreg Europe 2014-2020

Rural Roads Project
This project is being implemented through measure M4.3: Support for investments in infrastructure related to development, modernisation or adaptation of agriculture and forestry.
Cost: €18.9 million
Beneficiary: Local Councils and Infrastructure Malta
Related Fund: Fond Agrikolu Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Rurali (FAEŻR) 2014-2020

Rehabilitation of Gozo’s Valleys to enhance their rain capturing and soil retention capabilities
The Ministry for Gozo was awarded from Measure 4.4 of the Rural Development Programme (2014-2020) to implement the project: ‘Rehabilitation of Gozo's Valleys to Enhance their rain capturing and soil retention capabilities’. Its scope is to augment the island’s soil retention and rain water capturing capabilities through the rehabilitation of 12 valleys across Gozo. These are: Wied ix-Xlendi; Wied tal-Grazzja, Wied ta’ Mgarr ix-Xini, Wied also Valley at Tal-Halq/Ta Marga l/o Qala), Wied tax-Xħajma, Wied Imgarr/Ġnien Migiarro, Wied ta’ Marsalforn, Wied tal-Ort, Għasri, Wied…
Cost: €8 Million
Beneficiary: Ministry for Gozo
Related Fund: Fond Agrikolu Ewropew għall-Iżvilupp Rurali (FAEŻR) 2014-2020

Signing of the Programme Agreement - EEA and Norway Grants 2014-2021
Malta will be benefitting from €8 Million in EEA and Norwegian Grants under the programming period 2014-2021, aimed towards urban development and poverty reduction. This follows the signing of a programme agreement between Malta’s National Focal Point and the Norwegian Ambassador for Malta in Rome, HE Margit F. Tveiten. The signing took place on 5 June 2018 at Auberge D’Aragon and was overseen by Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds and Social Dialogue Aaron Farrugia.…
Cost: € 8 M
Beneficiary: Malta
Related Fund: EEA AND NORWAY GRANTS 2014-2021

PANORAMED
PANORAMED is a governance platform project that supports the process of strengthening and developing multilateral cooperation frameworks at regional, national and transnational levels in the Mediterranean region for joint responses to common challenges and opportunities. This project under the Interreg MED Programme is co-financed by the ERDF with a budget of €9M. Participating states include 12 Member States and 21 partners. PANORAMED focuses on the following themes: Coastal and Maritime Tourism, Maritime Surveillance and Innovation. …
Cost: €356,073
Beneficiary: Ministry for European Affairs and Equality
Related Fund: Interreg Mediterranean 2014-2020

EnerNETMob
EnerNETMob aims to draft, test and improve parallel “Sustainable Electromobility Plans” according to common standards and low carbon policies, in order to establish an “Interregional Electromobility Network” across a number of cities of the transnational MED area. To this end, the project shall promote land-sea intermodality using electric transport systems, whilst implementing inter-urban and interregional pilot networks of Electric Vehicles Supply Equipment (EVSE) also co-powered by Renewable Energy Sources.…
Cost: €396,895
Beneficiary: Transport Malta
Related Fund: Interreg Mediterranean 2014-2020

AQUACYCLE
AquaCycle aims to address the present situation of water scarcity in the southern Mediterranean region, with a mission to change the present model of wastewater reuse, and of imposing an eco-innovative technology (including anaerobic digestion, constructed wetland, solar treatment). This technology has a low cost of operation and maintenance as it uses less chemicals, runs on renewable energy, produces biogas and fertiliser, and the constructed wetland will thrive as an ecological tourist attraction, aside from being a climate-change mitigation measure.…
Cost: €354,536
Beneficiary: IRM Co Ltd
Related Fund: ENI CBC Med Programme 2014-2020