A nationwide system to test the quality of Malta’s groundwater is to monitor 14 agricultural sites across the country, in an attempt to better understand what farming practices are most sustainable. The monitoring system is the first of its kind across Europe and is being piloted by the Energy and Water Agency in collaboration with private company Sensoil, which created the technology that will be used to monitor groundwater quality. The project is part-funded through EU Cohesion Funds. Sensoil is an Israel-registered company founded in 2013 to commercialise sub-soil monitoring technologies developed at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Israel. The company says its systems have been installed and applied in over 100 sites including in the EU, USA, China, Australia and Africa.