Arab Forum For Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS)
| dc.coverage | Algeria | |
| dc.creator | FAO | |
| dc.date | 2025-10-29T13:12:20Z | |
| dc.date | 2025-10-29T13:12:20Z | |
| dc.date | 2025 | |
| dc.date | 2025-10-29T13:04:50Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-28T01:53:32Z | |
| dc.description | The Arab Forum for Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS) strengthens inclusive, climate-smart advisory systems across the Arab region by linking public, private, and civil-society providers. In the United Arab Emirates, agriculture operates under arid conditions and scarce water with limited arable land (~5.5 percent), yet remains strategic for food security and diversification. The sector contributes ~0.7 percent of GDP (2023) and ~1 percent of employment, guided by the National Food Security Strategy 2051 to scale tech-enabled, sustainable production and nutrition. Dates are the flagship crop and leading agri-export, with ~24,000 farmers. Public support is led by MOCCAE (input subsidies, 21 extension officers, training, 2025 National Agricultural Guidance Forum) and Abu Dhabi entities (ADFSC, ADAFSA). Digitalization is rapid: online extension requests, the Abu Dhabi Agricultural Genome Program, EDB AgriTech finance, and market/traceability platforms (Al Foah, eZad, Food Watch), complemented by cooperatives and agritourism. | |
| dc.format | 5 p. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | https://openknowledge.fao.org/handle/20.500.14283/cd7232en | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/349108 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.publisher | FAO ; | |
| dc.rights | FAO | |
| dc.rights | CC BY 4.0 | |
| dc.title | Arab Forum For Rural Advisory Services (AFRAS) | |
| dc.title | Country brief - United Arab Emirates | |
| dc.type | Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet |