News ADDED INTRODUCES 15 NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES FOR SMALLSCALE AGRICULTURE PRODUCERS The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) has introduced 15 new economic activities for small-scale producers in the agricultural sector in Abu Dhabi, in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), bringing the total number of economic activities to 46 in this field. The latest package of activities is aimed at small-scale producers who cultivate wheat, corn, barley, leguminous vegetables, oil seeds, vegetables, roots, tubers, melons, flowers, buds, palms, fruits, citrus fruits, nuts, and fruit seeds from which spices and
aromatic plants are extracted. H.E. Rashed Abdul Karim Al Balooshi, Undersecretary of ADDED, emphasized that the launch of the new package of agricultural activities reflects the Abu Dhabi Government's commitment to support the agricultural boom witnessed by the UAE, that contributed to increasing the local production of various vegetables and fruits with more than 70 types of highquality agricultural produce. H.E. Al Balooshi explained that the latest set of economic activities in the agricultural sector will contribute to strengthening Abu Dhabi’s efforts to introduce and adopt new high-yielding crops after ensuring their compatibility with the local environmental conditions. In line with this, around 27 citrus crops were recently produced, following
evaluation and approval. He highlighted that the move helps enhance the sector's contribution to the emirate's gross domestic product (GDP). Abu Dhabi is home to the largest number of farms in the UAE. Against this backdrop, ADAFSA is taking necessary actions to prepare an annual agricultural plan to organize the work of the emirate’s farms, in line with the needs of the market and consumers. The Authority is keen to introduce and adopt new high-yielding crops after ensuring their compatibility with the local environmental conditions. These include figs, olives, papaya, pineapple, cranberries, raspberries and blackberries. Around 27 citrus crops have been successfully produced so far, after thorough evaluation and approval by ADAFSA.
WORLD-LEADING COFFEE HARVESTING TECHNOLOGY COMES TO SOUTH EAST ASIA WITH CASE IH COFFEE EXPRESS
South East Asian coffee growers will soon have access to a new, worldleading coffee harvesting machine thanks to the launch of the Case IH Coffee Express® 200 Multi. The Coffee Express delivers the same levels of innovative product engineering, efficiency, service and support that for decades, grain, sugar and cotton growers around the world have come to expect from Case IH.
Coffee Express harvesters have been manufactured by Case IH for many years, and are well-proven in other markets around the world, such as in Central and South America. The machines are now available to coffee growers across South East Asia, an increasingly important coffee-growing region. Potentially the Coffee Express will find a place in Vietnam and Indonesia, currently the region’s most significant coffee growing countries, as well as in Laos, Cambodia and the ‘Golden Triangle’ of north-west Thailand. According to Case IH Asia, Middle East and Africa Product Marketing Manager, Michele Monzio, the brand’s coffee harvesting equipment employs
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the world’s best in bean harvesting technology. “Our exclusive design executes high performance harvesting with the lowest damage to plants and less pulling off of leaves,” Monzio said. “As well as the gentlest handling, this unique system provides greater versatility, allowing the producer to choose selective or full harvesting. Equipped with a fuel-efficient engine and easy maintenance, Case IH harvesters benefit from reduced operating costs, increasing profitability for producers.” With the Case IH Coffee Express 200 Multi, harvesting efficacy, while preserving the health of the plant, is second to none. Plant damage is minimised thanks to a pair of vertical rollers, revolving at up to 0.5 turns/ minute, which are fitted with nylon fingers to gently remove the coffee cherries.
May-June 2020
