The Agricultural Research and Innovation Hub (AgriHub), within the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Animal Rights, serves as a place where researchers, innovators, and farmers, both Maltese and foreign, work together to develop new agricultural practices. Part-financed by the European Union through the Rural Development Programme (2014-2020), the project saw its commencement in 2020. The leader for this ongoing research is the Agriculture Directorate, in collaboration with a team from the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) and several scientists from the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, CIHEAM, Bari. Collaboration between local and international researchers is essential to create an environment of excellence that brings together people with new ideas and new knowledge. The aim of this project is to draft, finalise, validate and publish the first local integrated pestt management (IPM) programmes for five major crops grown locally, namely tomatoes for processing, potatoes, strawberries, olives and vines. This will provide all the necessary strategies to control pest populations and safeguard these crops. For the...