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

Dubai Municipality unveils Dubai's Best

Homegrown Produce Competition

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), details of cultivated items,
irrigation methods, and a picture of the garden. All kinds of owners (property or lease) with home
gardens are eligible to participate in the competition, while the owners of farmlands, members of the
Supreme or Technical Committee, or other subcommittees are not entitled to take part in it.
Assessment Criteria

Dubai Municipality curated a comprehensive matrix including the key criteria for assessment. It

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