The Ajman Business Women Council (AJBWC) of the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) organized a training workshop entitled “Naqd Al Oud” to explain the basics of home and office agriculture and encourage businesswomen to invest in agriculture and benefit from modern agricultural technologies. The workshop is a part of the “Plant and Reap” initiative concerned with supporting agricultural and sustainable projects.
The training workshop held at the Ajman Youth Center was attended by Dr. Amna Khalifa Al Ali, Chairperson of the Ajman Business Women’s Council, representatives of government agencies and departments, a group of businesswomen who are members of the AJBWC, and who are interested in agricultural investment. The workshop was presented by Dr. Obaid Al Shamsi, an expert in modern agricultural methods.
At the beginning of the workshop, Dr. Amna Khalifa welcomed the attendees and stressed that the AJBWC is keen to raise the level of awareness among society members about the importance of agriculture and seeks to increase the agricultural projects of its businesswomen members within the “Plant and Reap” initiative and in line with the UAE directions and goals to achieve food security. She explained that the workshop aims to spread awareness and knowledge among employees of government agencies about benefiting from innovative and sustainable vertical farming of leafy plants, in addition to spreading and disseminating the culture of agriculture in homes.
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