Wheat fields in the Emirates .. Green oases embody the power of will to conquer the challenges of the desert

Despite the challenges of the climate imposed by the desert nature of the UAE, the national strategies and the studied plans adopted by the rational leadership since the foundation have been able to redraw the environmental map, which resulted in the deployment of large areas of green lands dependent on a sincere will from the UAE people to adopt sustainable agricultural initiatives and increase the number Farms that produce various types of crops, using the latest smart technologies to achieve the optimal investment of agricultural lands while ensuring the quality of the local product and enhancing its competition.

These efforts were not only heading towards afforestation of desert lands with local trees, but also resorted to many institutional and individual initiatives to fight strategic crops, especially wheat, which achieved impressive successes in production during the past years as well as spreading hundreds of hectares of green areas in the desert.

An important tributary
The cultivation of wheat in the UAE is an important tributary of the strategic tributaries of the food security system, and to reach the level of self -sufficiency, and the state encouraged it through institutions and bodies concerned with the agricultural sector by employing capabilities and resources to provide safe organic and food crops in addition to adopting the best active agricultural methods in the field of production Types of different grains of high quality.

And the campaign of the most beautiful winter in the world in its fifth edition, which was launched under the slogan “Green Tourism”, in cooperation between the Ministry of Economy and the National Agricultural Center, and local tourism organizations in the country, is a great interest in highlighting the successful sustainable agricultural experiences, with the aim of stimulating sustainable tourism visits, in The framework of the internal tourism strategy in the UAE launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai “may God bless him”, aimed at developing a complementary tourism system at the state level.



Emirates wheat
With a voluntary individual effort, its nuclei was 16 citizens. The “Emirates Watta” initiative, which is one of the leading initiatives in the field of agriculture, was launched in 2017 to spread at the state level by joining many farms to the successful initiative until the number of farms reached participation to more than 200 farms that produce more than 80 tons of wheat annually , With the interest of the organizers and the participants in the initiative to expand the area of ​​wheat farms and encourage them by distributing wheat grains for free to farmers wishing to experiment, guaranteed results, and providing wheat harvesting machines in various emirates of the country in order to facilitate farmers, and help them in the grain harvest quickly and healthy, to contribute to Achieving the self -sufficiency of the state, and producing crops that contribute to increasing agricultural production in the country, as well as organizing periodic meetings to exchange experiences and instructions, and see the most important goals in order to reach the best methods and methods that increase wheat production.



Wheat farm in Mleiha

Starting in March 2022, the Emirate of Sharjah began with the wheat transplant project in the Maliha area, on up to 1400 hectares, to produce the largest amount of wheat and meet the needs of the market, as the seeds of the first stage were scattered at the end of November 2022, and its harvest came after 4 months to produce Sharjah is one of the finest types of wheat in the world, because it contains the highest percentage of protein, and it is free of any chemicals or fertilizers and other substances harmful to human health.

In order to enhance the spread of the initiative on a wide deeds among farmers, the Department of Agriculture and Livestock in Sharjah inaugurated the initiative of distributing authentic wheat seeds to the citizens of the citizens; In order to support the cultivation of strategic commodities in the country, approximately 3 tons of the seeds of the wheat of bread have been distributed (Yolua Rojo), which is one of the most important and finest red wheat varieties that are characterized by high purity, shortening the germination period, free of fungal diseases, as well as the initiative of seeds distributing educational campaigns And awareness of farmers on the best global practices applied in the optimal cultivation methods of wheat seeds; To ensure the production of the best crops.



Quality achievements
In honor of the qualitative achievements achieved by the Mleiha Farm Project for wheat in an increasing way, the project obtained a mark of readiness for the future that is granted to federal and local institutions that desigate and apply exceptional projects, where the project aims to produce 15200 tons of high -quality organic wheat that covers 100% of the needs of the outlets Retailing in the emirate of wheat, where it is cultivated without using any chemicals.

Research efforts were also launched with the project laboratories aimed at developing a new wheat breeding called the “Sharjah-1” breed, which is more tolerant of climate and heat changes, less consuming and providing water by 30%, more productive and richer in terms of nutritional value and contains 19% From protein, which is the highest in the world and the fastest in maturity and harvesting, the project also launched the commercial wheat brand “seven Sanabel” to meet the demand in the local market and raise the production ceiling by expanding the area planted from wheat to reach 1900 hectares, cultivating 285 tons of wheat seeds in it, as the system was expanded To include national agricultural entrepreneurship to enable citizens ’capabilities to participate in raising the production ceiling, as 15 tons of wheat seeds have been planted by 320 farmers.

In addition, “Seven Sanabel” flour got five certificates, approved in quality and safety; Including: “Al -Hasb” certificate to fulfill the conditions of safe and clean agriculture, a “organic” certificate to implement organic agriculture requirements, and the “Non GMO” certificate; It is a recognition of not using genetically modified seeds, as well as the first national product to obtain a “manufacturer in the Emirates”, as it meets the quality and safety standards and its conformity with the standard specifications in force in the UAE, which enhances consumer confidence, and supports its competitiveness in the markets.



Rationalization of resources
Parallel to the increasing production of wheat farms in the country, those in charge of it were keen to implement a modern irrigation system that adopts automation completely using satellite data from satellites, as the wheat farm in Sharjah includes a station to collect irrigation water with high technical specifications that maintain irrigation lines mainly via 6 pumps A large capacity with a capacity of 60 thousand cubic meters of water throughout the day, and the water is transported from Hamda station on a 13 -km vector line to the farm. About the weather and soil to the main center for agriculture; To adjust and regulate water consumption.

Artificial intelligence was employed in this project through the use of a physical technique represented in setting sensors in the soil linked to the meteorological station and a control room indicating the adequacy of irrigation, and by following these technologies 40% to 45% of the water needed for agriculture was also used, and the technology of thermal imaging and sensing was used About the satellites that provide daily information about the soil and plant health.