Sheikh Mohamed Visits Model Farms

AL BAHIYA, ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - July 4, 2020: HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces (L) visits Local Model Farms. Seen with Hamed Al Hamed, Founder of the Gracia Group (R). ( Mohamed Al Hammadi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs ) ---

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi visited several youth-owned model farms in Al Bahia area of Abu Dhabi.

He was accompanied by many dignitaries. Mohamed bin Zayed said he was delighted to see such ambitious projects by the country’s youth, using the latest technologies to provide high-quality agricultural products and contributing to the drive to achieve sustainable food security in the UAE.

He was briefed by Hamed Al Hamed, owner of “Gracia Farm” and Dr. Khalid Al Shamsi and Ahmed Khalfan Al Shamsi, who own organic farms, on the products grown there, irrigation methods, marketing as well as the challenges facing the local farming sector.

Sheikh Mohamed stressed the importance of employing advanced technology in the country’s agricultural sector, taking into consideration the highest standards for sustainability, quality and competitiveness. He also called for developing innovative solutions to produce and manage food crops and to overcome challenges facing the sector.

“Supporting the agriculture sector is consistent with the UAE’s strategy for sustainability, environmental protection and preserving natural resources,” he added.

He wished the young farmers success in their projects and expressed the leadership’s keenness to support the farmers and to encourage national products.

He urged the farmers across the UAE to invest in these farms and to use innovative ways to turn them into a source of support to the country’s agriculture sector.

The farm owners expressed their pleasure over Sheikh Mohamed’s visit and praised the leadership’s unlimited support to the youth working in the agriculture sector.

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