In its meeting held remotely on Sunday, the Federal Cabinet approved a national system for sustainable agriculture and an additional AED320 million budget for national universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
”Today I chaired a Cabinet meeting in which we approved a national system for sustainable agriculture, to improve the efficiency of our UAE farms, enhance our self-sufficiency in food, and create new opportunities to ensure the sector is always ranked among the best,” said His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, as he chaired the Cabinet virtual meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
”We want to invest in new agricultural fields and mechanisms by harnessing advanced technologies and make proactive changes in agricultural and food systems,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
”We approved AED320 million in extra budgets for our national universities to improve their future performance. Normality will resume at our universities & schools. It’s the government’s job to create an ideal environment for students to return in the academic year 2020\/2021,” His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid tweeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The national system for sustainable agriculture seeks to increase self-sufficiency from targeted agricultural crops to 5 percent annually and average farm income to 10 percent annually. Socially, the system aims to raise workforce in the sector by 5 percent annually. Environmentally, it targets a 15 percent annual reduction in water used for irrigation of a production unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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