UAE: 50 winners of Sheikh Mansour Agricultural Excellence Award honoured for contributions to sector

UAE: 50 winners of Sheikh Mansour Agricultural Excellence Award honoured for contributions to sector

Nearly 350 people from all across the country participated, competing in three main categories

Published: Thu 16 Mar 2023, 10:18 AM

Fifty winners of the Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Agricultural Excellence Award 2023 have been announced and awarded for their innovations and dedication to the agricultural sector.

Maryam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Al Muhairi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, honoured the award winners at a ceremony held in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

The organising committee yesterday announced the 50 winners of the award out of a total of 348 participants from different emirates of the country who competed in the three main categories, including 227 participants who competed in the plant category, compared to 121 participants who competed in the animal category.

Khalifa Suhail Al Mazrouei won first place in the Best Open Farm category for his success in implementing innovative solutions that help rationalise the use of natural resources, and for growing rare and unique varieties of date palms using good agricultural practices. Meanwhile, Abdullah Mohammed Khwaidem won second place for his success in using clean energy to run the farm, and his commitment to using good agricultural practices and biological pest control.

In the Best Greenhouse Farm category, Hassan Juma Al Zaabi won