Agriculture ; Déprise rurale ; Développement économique ; Etude comparée ; Historique ; Malte ; Union Européenne ; Viticulture
The article provides a short summary of the history of Maltese agriculture and especially of the processes that lead to its secondary position in today's economical environment. The author describes how industry and services replaced agriculture
as the dominating sector in Maltese economy. They point out several phenomenons affected in a high degree by the structural change. Especially effects on viticulture and the problem of abandoned terraces once used for farming are discussed. Attempts of Maltese