Photos: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed wowed by UAE's agri-tech as he visits farm

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Abu Dhabi - Last week, the UAE Cabinet had launched a National System for Sustainable Agriculture to ramp up production and quality of local farms.

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Published: Sat 4 Jul 2020, 7:00 PM

Last updated: Sat 4 Jul 2020, 9:12 PM

His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has stressed the importance of food security as he visited a farm.

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Taking to Twitter on Saturday, he said: "I was pleased to meet some of the UAE's aspiring agricultural entrepreneurs who are pioneering sustainable and resilient farming practices using modern technology. Innovation in this sector is key to our food security goals and our country's diversified economic growth," he tweeted.
Photos the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince tweeted show him touring the indoor and outdoor facilities at the farm as he is briefed by officials about its products.
Last week, the UAE Cabinet had launched a National System for Sustainable Agriculture to ramp up production and quality of local farms.
Chairing the Cabinet meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said: "The National System for Sustainable Agriculture will improve the efficiency of our UAE farms, enhance our self-sufficiency in food, and create new opportunities to ensure the sector is always ranked among the best.
"We want to invest in new agricultural fields and mechanisms by harnessing advanced technologies and make proactive changes in agricultural and food systems," he added.
The system seeks to increase self-sufficiency from targeted agricultural crops to five per cent annually and average farm income to 10 per cent. Socially, the system aims to raise workforce in the sector by five per cent annually. Environmentally, it targets a 15 per cent annual reduction in water used for irrigation of a production unit.
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