The first session celebrates the palm and Emirati heritage

10 days with the taste of “Al-Dar” dates... at the new Liwa Festival

• The festival aims to promote the agricultural sector in general and the production of dates in particular.

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• During a press conference to announce the details of the festival.

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In a new initiative to be added to the list of initiatives launched by Abu Dhabi to protect and preserve heritage, the first session of the Liwa Dates Festival and Auction will be held during the period from 15 to 24 January in the city of Liwa in the Al Dhafra region, which is organized by the Cultural and Heritage Programs and Festivals Management Committee in Abu Dhabi.

Deputy Chairman of the Committee, Issa Saif Al Mazrouei, said that the festival aims to highlight the Emirati heritage, enhance the agricultural sector in general, and produce dates in particular, for its vital role in the process of economic diversification, and to increase its contribution to the local product, which allows agricultural specialists to achieve maximum benefit. It is possible to produce dates and open new marketing channels, which contributes to strengthening Abu Dhabi’s position as a capital incubator for heritage festivals and cultural programmes, which played a major role in the delivery of authentic heritage to various countries of the world, in addition to the important role played by heritage festivals in revitalizing the internal tourism movement. Attracting visitors from all over the world.

For his part, the Director of the Planning and Projects Department in the Committee, Obaid Khalfan Al Mazrouei, during a press conference held yesterday morning in the Mohammed Khalaf Majlis in Abu Dhabi, reviewed some of the activities included in the festival, as the event management designed 18 various competitions, including competitions targeting farmers within the dates auction Which includes the categories (Al Fard, Khalas, Dabbas, Bumaan, Shishi, and the Sukkari (Maftel) round that is open to farmers from within the countries and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries), in addition to the Liwa Elite Dates Round, during which multiple varieties of luxurious dates are presented, with no less than about five varieties.The festival will also include the International Olive Oil Competition, in addition to organizing culinary lessons to educate the public about the importance of olive oil and how to use it in various cooking processes. (liquid honey and wax honey), and two photography and drawing competitions in the categories of “palm and dates, and wildlife and marine life in Al Dhafra”.

Obaid Al Mazrouei indicated that the festival will include the "Global Date Village" at the heart of the event.

It will also organize a "dates auction" on a daily basis throughout the festival days.

On the importance of the festival management providing special boxes for displaying dates, he stated that the boxes designated for display meet all safety and health standards, and the festival management decided to unify them in order to achieve the principle of equal opportunities among the contestants.

For his part, the director of the dates auction at the festival, Mubarak Ali Al-Qusayli Al-Mansoori, shed light on the details of participating in the auction, explaining that among the conditions is that the dates be from the local production of the UAE for the year 2022, with the exception of the diabetes course allocated to farmers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, as it should The dates must be from the participant's own farm, and each individual has the right to participate in two categories of the competition, in addition to the elite round available to all.

He added that the specifications of dates and the criteria for participants in the dates auction is that one participation does not include more than one variety, the quantity to be participated in should not be less than 100 kilograms within the categories of individual runs, and the quantity to be participated in the elite race must not be less than five items weighing 25 kilograms each. class.

Issa Al Mazrouei:

"Heritage festivals played a major role in conveying the authentic Emirati heritage to various countries of the world."

Obaid Al Mazrouei:

“The festival administration has designed 18 different competitions, including competitions targeting farmers within the dates auction.”

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A diverse competition organized by the festival.

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About the dates auction, the director of the dates auction at the festival, Mubarak Ali Al-Qusayli Al-Mansoori, said that there is participation in dates by farmers and producers, and participation in the bidding by the public, and the office will inspect and examine the dates through a specialized committee to become ready for display and bidding, as for the public willing to participate. With the main auction held on a special platform at the festival, they can compete for the dates on offer.

As for the dates packaging competition, it includes the two categories of packaging dates without additives, and wrapping stuffed dates.

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