Organic Food Coming to Abu Dhabi

"ABU DHABI – Locally produced organic products will soon be available in the UAE market with organic agricultural farms in the emirate of Abu Dhabi growing mostly fresh vegetables.

The project was initiated and developed by Al Qudra Agriculture, a division of Al Qudra Holding.

According to Dr. Abdulaziz Al Harbi, consultant and board member of Al Qudra Holding, the first organic crops will include a few varieties of green salad, cucumber, tomatoes and sweet pepper, which will be available in the market this summer.

“Right now, we are looking to get the international quality certificates, like Ecocert or Globalgap, which will recognise the organic quality of our products worldwide,” said Dr Al Harbi. Once the products are certified as organic, they may be labelled and sold, either locally or exported."

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