Wheat farm in Sharjah prepares to welcome first harvest – The National

Wheat farm in Sharjah prepares to welcome first harvest – The National

Farmers and engineers at a Sharjah farm are getting ready to welcome the first harvest of an enterprising wheat project.

Harvesting machines will assemble at the fields in March, collecting the matured crops.

The National visited the 400-hectare complex, about the size of 500 football pitches, in Mleiha. The project is being handled by the department of agriculture and livestock in Sharjah.