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Dubai: Grow your own fruits and vegetables to win

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Dubai Municipality announced the ‘Dubai’s Best Homegrown Produce Competition’ to

involve all members of society and to encourage citizens and residents to exploit all

available spaces to cultivate fruits and vegetable crops to achieve self-su iciency,
increase income, and elevate the quality of life in the UAE community.

The competition also promotes local agriculture for increased local production and
enhanced food security in the Emirate of Dubai. However, Best Homegrown Produce

Competition is only for the residential areas in Dubai and not permitted for those in

apartments.

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The prize money will amount to Dh100,000, which will be awarded to the rst three

centres divided into Dh50,000 for the rst winner, Dh30,000 for the second, and

Dh20,000 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 e orts to ensure the sustainability of the food

security system and environmental resources.
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