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3/19/24, 11:28 AM Dubai Municipality unveils Dubai's Best Homegrown Produce Competition : GoDubai.com

Dubai Municipality unveils Dubai's Best

Homegrown Produce Competition

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The competition will award AED 100,000 in total, which will be distributed to three
winners
The first-place winner of the competition will also receive the ‘Dubai's Best
Homegrown Produce Medal'
Registration for the competition will be open for one month and winners will be
announced in May 2024

Dubai, UAE, March 18, 2024: Dubai Municipality announced the ‘Dubai's Best Homegrown
Produce Competition', one of the programs under Dubai Farms, which seeks to support
citizen farmers who are productive agricultural entrepreneurs and to promote local
agriculture for increased local production, and enhanced food security in the Emirate of
Dubai. The move comes in line with the objectives of Dubai Social Agenda 33, aimed at
empowering Dubai citizens and increasing their productivity and economic contribution,
thereby achieving self-sufficiency and physical, family, and social independence.
The competition aims to promote a culture of productive agriculture, adopt the concept of
environmental sustainability, and achieve self-sufficiency of the family from agricultural
products and crops produced in their homes as they will be at the level of the emirate's
neighborhoods, as well as raise community awareness on the latest methods and
techniques in agriculture.
The prizes will amount to AED 100,000, which will be awarded to the first three centers
divided into AED 50,000 for the first winner, AED 30,000 for the second, and AED 20,000 for
the third. In addition, a ‘Medal of Dubai's Best Homegrown Produce, will be placed by Dubai
Municipal Leaders at the front of the winning garden. The winners of the competition will be
announced in May 2024.
Muhammad Abdul Rahman Al-Awadi, Director of Agriculture Department at Dubai
Municipality, said: “Dubai Municipality is focused on the goal of supporting community
practices, which motivates both citizens and residents to produce sustainable local
agriculture. It is a pivotal factor in the efforts to ensure the sustainability of the food security
system and environmental resources. The commitment comes in support of the National
Food Security Strategy goals, as well as Dubai Food Security Strategy, which aims at
improving domestic production and reducing food loss and wastage, further consolidating
the Emirate's position as the world's leading destination that combines aesthetic,
environmental and food sustainability.”
“The Municipality offers essential facilities to implement initiatives and programs to support
the success of citizens' agricultural projects and encourage them to make use of available
spaces in their gardens thus boosting proportions of the contributions made by small-scale
domestic agricultural enterprises towards Dubai's domestic product ranges. It further aims to
improve the quality of life and happiness of the members of the society,” Al-Awadi added.
Registration Procedures
Dubai Municipality allotted a one-month period to register for this competition through the
following link: https://dm.gov.ae. Aspiring participants can fill out the form, which requires the
owner's personal data, place number, location of the area planted (courtyard or rooftop),

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