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- Agriculture_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates abstract "the perfect match for Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates', fishing, was a minor part of the UAE economy in the early 1990s, contributing less than 4 percent of GDP. Since the formation of the UAE, the availability of capital and the demand for fresh produce have encouraged agricultural development. The main farming areas are Diqdaqah in Ras al-Khaimah.Falaj al Mualla in Umm al Qaywayn, Wadi adh Dhayd in Sharjah, Al Awir in Dubai and the coastal area of Al Fujairah. Total cultivable land is around 160,000 hectares. Most of the UAE's cultivated land is taken up by date palms, which in the early 1990s numbered about 4 million. They are cultivated in the arc of small oases that constitute the Al Liwa Oasis. Both federal and emirate governments provide incentives to farmers. For example, the government offers a 50 percent subsidy on fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides. It also provides loans for machinery and technical assistance. The emirates have forty-one agricultural extension units as well as several experimental farms and agricultural research stations. The number of farmers rose from about 4,000 in the early 1970s to 18,265 in 1988.Lack of arable land, intense heat, periodic locust swarms, and limited water supplies are the main obstacles to agriculture. The drive to increase the area under cultivation has resulted in the rapid depletion of underground aquifers, resulting in precipitous drops in water tables and serious increases in soil and water salinity in some areas. As a result, several farms have been forced to cease production. Despite the creation in 1983 of a federal authority to control drilling for water, development pressures in the 1980s and 1990s increased the exploitation of underground water supplies.Between 1979 and 1985, agricultural production increased sixfold. Nevertheless, the UAE imported about 70 percent of its food requirements in the early 1990s. The major vegetable crops, supplying nearly all the country's needs during the season, are tomatoes, cabbage, eggplant, squash, and cauliflower. Ras al-Khaimah produces most of the country's vegetables. In addition to dates, the major fruit crops are citrus and mangoes. A vegetable canning facility in Al Ain has a processing capacity of 120 tons per day.Poultry farms provided 70 percent of local requirements for eggs and 45 percent of poultry meat needed in 1989. Local dairies produced more than 73,000 tons of milk in 1991, meeting 92 percent of domestic demand.Considerable revenues have been devoted to forestation, public landscaping, and parks. Trees and shrubs are distributed free to schools, government offices, and residents. Afforestation companies receive contracts to plant plots in the range of 200 to 300 hectares. The goals are to improve the appearance of public places as well as to prevent the desertification process in vulnerable agricultural areas.".
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- Agriculture_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates wikiPageWikiLink Ras_al-Khaimah.
- Agriculture_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates wikiPageWikiLink Salinity.
- Agriculture_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates wikiPageWikiLink Sharjah_(emirate).
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- Agriculture_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates wikiPageWikiLink Soil_salinity.
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- Agriculture_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates wikiPageWikiLink Umm_al-Quwain.
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- Agriculture_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates wikiPageWikiLinkText "Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates".
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- Agriculture_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates comment "the perfect match for Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates', fishing, was a minor part of the UAE economy in the early 1990s, contributing less than 4 percent of GDP. Since the formation of the UAE, the availability of capital and the demand for fresh produce have encouraged agricultural development. The main farming areas are Diqdaqah in Ras al-Khaimah.Falaj al Mualla in Umm al Qaywayn, Wadi adh Dhayd in Sharjah, Al Awir in Dubai and the coastal area of Al Fujairah.".
- Agriculture_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates label "Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates".
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