On the fourth of next October, the "Yemen's Goods" Festival will launch in its second season, organized by the local council in Amanat Al-Asimah, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, through the Office of Agriculture and the Agricultural and Fisheries Projects and Initiatives Financing Unit in the Amanat.
Sanaa - Sheba:
On the fourth of next October, the "Yemen's Goods" Festival will launch in its second season, organized by the local council in Amanat Al-Asimah, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, through the Office of Agriculture and the Agricultural and Fisheries Projects and Initiatives Financing Unit in the Amanat.
The festival, which will be held at Wahda Club Stadium in Sana'a, over five days, aims to strengthen Yemen's position as an agricultural destination rich in its diverse resources, by highlighting the quality of Yemeni agricultural products and opening broader horizons for marketing, investment and export.
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries for the Marketing Sector - member of the festival’s supervisory committee, Mohsen Atef, explained that the festival represents a national platform to enhance the presence of agricultural products locally and globally, and to encourage farmers and producers to improve the quality of crops and improve agricultural practices, thus contributing to supporting the national economy.
He pointed out that Yemen's bounties are not just agricultural products, but rather the identity of a nation, a farmer's struggle journey, and a message of development towards the future.
While the head of the festival’s preparatory committee - responsible for the agricultural sector in the capital secretariat, Engineer Muhammad Hajar, confirmed that the festival constitutes a real opportunity to develop the agricultural sector, by spreading the culture of the Yemeni product and promoting it, in a way that enhances its global competitiveness... calling for broad participation from various parties and media professionals to support the festival and introduce the local product as part of the national identity.
This year's festival will be devoted to introducing pomegranates, grapes, apples and dates, as they are among the most prominent crops in Yemen with high marketing value, by holding various activities that include exhibitions of agricultural products, scientific workshops and seminars, in addition to cultural and entertainment activities for visitors to the exhibition.
The festival is expected to enjoy wide participation from government and community agencies and the private sector, to constitute an agricultural and development event that opens new horizons for investment and agricultural export.