His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the wheat farm project in Mleiha Thursday morning.

His Highness stressed the importance of benefiting from all the natural potentials available in all the regions of Sharjah, and transforming them into husbandry sites that will provide job opportunities and support local healthy food production. His Highness pointed out that many projects related to husbandry are being launched to enhance local production dependence.

His Highness indicated that the lands of Sharjah had been arable lands since ancient times. Therefore, the experiments of cultivating wheat in  Mleiha area have succeeded, proven to be good experiences that will be supported, developed, and taken care of as model farms.

His Highness, the Ruler of Sharjah, revealed many unique advantages for husbanders in terms of electricity, water, building materials, and health care, encouraging farm evolution, stressing the importance of cultivating wheat, which is one of the main crops in the world, and that Sharjah’s production will be free of all types of pesticides and toxins to preserve human health.

His Highness called on the husbanders and small enterprises to enhance their businesses and benefit from services provided by Sharjah Government, explaining that the support will include all stages of production, the cost of treatment, and the provision of pasture and scientific research to preserve the local indigenous breeds.