A 22‑year-old farmer from Rabat, Ryan Portelli, has made Maltese agricultural history by winning the EPP Young Farmers Award at the 11th European Congress of Young Farmers in Brussels. Portelli was nominated for the award by MEP Peter Agius, in recognition of his work with Syneco, an innovative pilot project that transforms pig and cow waste into clean
Ryan Portelli, 22, has snatched the top prize at the EPP's 11th European Congress of Young Farmers. Portelli, who hails from Rabat, was nominated for the prize by MEP Peter Agius for his participation in the pilot project Syneco, coordinated by Chris Ciantar, which is proposing innovative ways of how to turn pig and cow waste into energy and fertiliser
A 22-year-old farmer from Rabat has become the first Maltese winner of the Young Farmers Award at the EPP’s 11th European Congress of Young Farmers. Ryan Portelli, who comes from a four-generation farming family, is also the first Maltese nominee for the prize. He was nominated by PN MEP Peter Agius for his role in the EU-funded Syneco pilot project,