The farm is expected to reap up to 1,700 tonnes of the crop in March

Farmers and engineers at a #Sharjahfarm are getting ready to welcome the first harvest of an enterprising wheat project.

Harvesting machines will assemble at the fields in March, collecting the matured crops.

The National visited the 400-hectare complex, about the size of 500 football pitches, in #Mleiha. The project is being handled by the department of agriculture and livestock in #Sharjah.

The first phase of the farm was opened in November by Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin #MuhammadAlQasimi, #RulerofSharjah, as machine operators drove on the fields disseminating seeds. In four months, the desert land at the base of rocky mountains has been transformed into a green oasis, ready to yield up to 1,700 tonnes of wheat.

“We are expecting the harvesting date to be any time between March 15 and 20,” said Dr Khalifa Musabeh Ahmed Alteneiji, Chairman of the Department of Agriculture and Livestock.

“The wheat will be going to the local market here in Sharjah and UAE.”

The crop has been grown without the use of pesticides, chemicals, or genetically modified seeds. After harvest, it will be sent to mills for processing to make the wheat edible.

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