Growing fruits and vegetables in the UAE desert

Added on 16 July 2024

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Growing fruits and vegetables in the UAE desert

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The UAE is one of the largest producers of date, living up to its nickname as the ‘land of dates’.

With its high temperatures, low rainfall, and vast expanses of desert, the UAE doesn't offer ideal farming conditions. But where there is a will, there is a way. My parents used to tell me that the late founding father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, brought foreign agricultural advisers to assist with establishing a farming sector in the UAE back in the 1970s. Those experts said that it was impossible due to the rigid conditions of the country. However, Sheikh Zayed didn't let the adviser's words kill his dream and carried on with his will, grit and vision.