Wheat farm in Mleiha region enters its second year signifying a new phase in the food security

The Supreme Council member and ruler of Sharjah,  His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, paid a visit to the wheat field in the Mleiha district on Monday to oversee the agricultural operations.

Sheikh Sultan saw the cultivation procedures and the watering of wheat crops with cutting-edge water-saving machinery. These cutting-edge technologies help maintain a balance between soil and plant demands while also helping to monitor performance. Moisture is measured using ground sensors and a weather station, which helps wheat fields yield at their best.

The Sharjah Ruler was told during the visit about the extra steps taken to integrate the second and third stages in order to finish all agricultural phases. This required the installation of 25 more lines, increasing the farm's total agricultural lines to 37 and encompassing a sizable 1,900 hectares. Sheikh Sultan was also informed about the several types of wheat, their phases of growth, and the results of research and tests carried out to improve farming methods and guarantee the production of nutritious, healthful crops.

The start of the wheat farm's second year marks the beginning of a new chapter in the Ruler of Sharjah's food security initiative, which aims to produce premium, organic, and highest-protein wheat harvests free of dangerous agents and pesticides. The farm has a 48,000 cubic metre irrigation pond that draws and pumps water for irrigation through a pump room that has nine pumps that can move 430 cubic metres of water an hour.

The project's first phase is scheduled for delivery by the end of December, and its second phase is scheduled for completion by the end of June 2025.