The festival kicks off Friday at the Emirates Hospitality Hall
3 days with the taste of wet and honey in Ajman
The festival displays the finest palm trees produced in the UAE.
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Next Friday, the activities of the seventh edition of the Liwa Ajman Dates and Honey Festival, which will last for three days, will be launched at the Emirates Hospitality Hall in Ajman.
More than 400 participants will participate in the new edition of the festival, which is organized by the Ajman Tourism Development Department, as the event seeks to consolidate the position of palm trees as a symbol of the authentic Emirati heritage.
The festival includes many activities aimed at reviving heritage and celebrating the ancient Emirati customs and traditions, in an atmosphere full of fun and exciting activities for all family members.
The festival organizes a display of the finest palm trees produced in the UAE, during which many farmers showcase the best and finest types of dates and dates. Supporting farmers in sustaining their local production.
Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Department of Tourism Development in Ajman, said, "The Liwa Ajman Dates and Honey Festival comes within the framework of the department's strategic plans, to contribute to enhancing the sustainability of food security for the state, and to support and develop the palm plantation and date production sector at the local level. One of the most important events that Ajman Tourism is keen to organize and develop, given its added value in supporting the development process witnessed by the emirate, by strengthening its position in the agricultural wealth sector, and consolidating its position in the field of palm cultivation, which is famous for the diversity and quality of its varieties by doubling the interest in palm, and contributing In supporting farmers, developing and upgrading local industries based on dates, and raising the quality of the Emirati product.”
The festival will witness the organization of many educational lectures and seminars on the importance of agriculture in general, the place of palm trees in the Emirati heritage in particular, and the various ways to produce local honey of the best quality, as well as a children's corner designed specifically to enable young people to learn about the different methods of palm cultivation, care for and entice them In this profession, by preparing educational and interactive workshops.
The events also include traditional folk performances, and the popular market corner, where a large space has been allocated for productive families to display their products, and folk crafts houses to introduce visitors to the traditions and history of the UAE.
For her part, the director general of the department, Khadija Turki, confirmed that "the Liwa Ajman Dates and Honey Festival has succeeded over the past years in enhancing its position as an important destination on the map of local heritage tourism, and it has become a tourist attraction for the emirate, and a renewed date for heritage lovers and those interested in the bounties of the Emirates. The festival works on the cultural heritage of the country, revitalizing the tourism movement, encouraging investment in agriculture, preserving and caring for palm trees, and promoting and revitalizing the economic movement in general.”
She added: "The festival is an important annual platform awaited by the owners of palm and honey farms to promote their products of dates, local fruits and different types of local honey, through the display platforms provided by the festival, with the aim of enhancing the quality of participation and exchange of experiences."
Various activities
The Department of Tourism Development in Ajman announced that it is keen to diversify the activities and events associated with the Liwa Ajman Dates and Honey Festival to attract the public, including organizing an auction of antiques, which is held on the first day of the event, and a daily auction for the sale of dates and honey, which finds a great response from the public for the quality of the offered products. .
The festival also includes special platforms for nurseries and farms to review methods of alternative solutions, and the latest practices and technologies in the fields of alternative agriculture, irrigation and types of fertilizers that greatly serve the process of enhancing food security and the sustainability of the agricultural sector in the country.
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Participant, in the seventh session of the festival.
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