Gulf News Edufair 2022 hears how youth can harvest fulfilling careers from high-tech farming in UAE

Gulf News Edufair 2022 hears how youth can harvest fulfilling careers from high-tech farming in UAE

Dubai: Exciting career opportunities are awaiting students in agriculture and veterinary sciences in line with the UAE’s focus on ensuring food security, Gulf News Edufair heard on Sunday in Dubai. Unlike the traditional concept of using tools to dig fields and watering crops, agriculture of the future uses technological skills and requires innovative research, an expert from the College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, UAE University, said during the concluding day of the three-day Gulf News Edufair. “We are the only higher education institution in the UAE that teaches agriculture and veterinary medicine in the country. Our programmes are aligned with the UAE’s priorities,” said Dr Nuha Mustafa, assistant dean of Student Affairs at the College. One of the main priorities of the country is food security, to ensure availability, affordability, safety and quality of food, she said. Having jumped from 31st to 21st position in the global food security index, the UAE now aims to become number one in food security by 2050. “We want to produce the calibre, the workforce that will help the country reach the number one goal by 2050,” said Dr Nuha. “When I studied agriculture, I drove tractors… I planted the soil. That does