Farmers From Around The World Descend Upon Abu Dhabi for Sustainable Agriculture Programme
Abu Dhabi is set to invite hundreds of farmers and food growers from worldwide to present them to the expanding number of new sustainable farming remedies which will straight affect their business.
The Hosted Farmers Programme, sustained by the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority(ADFCA), will certainly perform at the upcoming Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA), held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority, with support of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment.
" This new program in Abu Dhabi highlights the commitment of the UAE to dealing with farmers and food growers to raise food production in a lasting, liable means," stated Thamer Al Qasemi, Director of the Communication and Social work Division at ADFCA.
" We are encouraging farmers from the UAE to go to GFIA, this is an incomparable opportunity to satisfy counterparts from throughout the world. Giving accessibility to the very best innovative minds on the planet will give our hosted farmers the ability to comprehend just what solutions would function best in their settings and we really hope a number of these will certainly be embraced when they go back to their land."
Al Qasemi indicated ADFCA's role in the advancement of the agriculture market and in making certain food safety and security and supply at all times. He kept in mind that the Authority had actually assisted enhance the standing of Abu Dhabi on the world's food map, strengthening it as a trusted platform for worldwide institutions concerned with food and agriculture industry.
" The Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture is thought about the largest forum of its kind in the world to assess the latest technologies in sustainable agriculture to improve benefit from environmentally accountable farming techniques.
" Unlike various other major farming events, GFIA is dedicated to satisfying the demands of both large agribusinesses and smallholders by providing the very best solutions available to accomplish higher yields without harming the native environment and our sources," Al Qasemi included.
Farmers from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, the Netherlands and Zimbabwe have actually currently signed up to capitalize on the programme, where they will be matched with UAE farmers in addition to worldwide customers and relevant exhibitors for a series of one to one meetings throughout GFIA, which runs from 20-21 March 2017 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
With return airlines tickets to Abu Dhabi, holiday accommodation and free access-all-areas passes to the seminar sessions and VIP opening ceremony, the program is unrivalled for farmers' advantages and possibilities.
Added Al Qasemi: "GFIA is the world's largest display of lasting farming developments for enhanced earnings and environmentally responsible farming practices. Unlike various other major agriculture events, GFIA is distinctly committed to satisfying the needs of both big and smallholder farmers by offering the very best available and arising remedies with the potential to provide greater returns without harming our natural resources and climate."
The GFIA meeting will certainly feature speakers from worldwide taking on 5 key challenges:: climate-resilient plants; expanding the tank farming industry; future-proofing animal health; smallholder farmer advancement; and sustainable animal production. On the opening day, His Excellency Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Environment Change and Environmentin the UAE, will provide the welcome address.
Amongst the panel of speakers will be H.E. Mohamed Bin Obaid-Al Mazrooei, President, The Arab Authority for Agricultural Financial investment and Growth; H.E. Khadim Al Darei, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Al Dahra Agriculture Company; H.E. Memli Krasniqi, Minister of Farming, Forestry and Rural Advancement in the Government of the Republic of Kosovo; Dawood AlYahyai, Director of Aquaculture Development, Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries in Oman; Edward Hamod, General Manager, Emirates Food Industries; and Alya Al Mazroui, Programe Manager at the National Centre of Weather forecasting & Seismology, that will certainly be offering an update on the progression to this day of the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science.
GFIA, now in its Fourth version, will additionally showcase an event hosting some 300 companies, and an Innovations Program, showcasing a collection of 15-minute talks from start-up companies that think they have a next-generation option that could form the future of farming around the world.
Further info could be located at www.InnovationsInAgriculture.com.
Caption: Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority will certainly organize farmers from all over the world at the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture to encourage fostering of lasting farming solutions; 20-21 March at ADNEC
