Agriculture

In the past half-decade Abu Dhabi’s government has had considerable success in upgrading the emirate’s farming segment. Until the mid-2000s most farms in were operated on a part-time, semi-commercial basis, and a majority of local farmers were either unaware of or lacked access to agricultural innovations, technologies and techniques that were...

Agricultural production in Abu Dhabi has increased considerably in recent years, driven primarily by a series of state-led initiatives and development programmes put in place beginning in the mid-2000s. According to preliminary figures from the Statistics Centre - Abu Dhabi (SCAD), in 2012 the emirate’s agriculture, forestry and fishing segments...

In recent years dates have taken on new significance in the local economy. Since 2005 the emirate has made a concerted effort to boost annual production of dates and improve the quality of the date crop, with the long-term goal of turning the industry into a driver of growth within the agricultural sector. The government-led initiative has...

To provide water and power services to its residents and companies, Qatar has invested heavily to build the production capacity needed. The Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation, known as KAHRAMAA, reports investing more than $9.6bn to upgrade the electricity network between 2000 and 2008. According to Drake & Scull, an...

While the large share of high-value services in Panama’s economy, including finance, telecommunications and logistics, is envious for emerging economies around the world, the small size of its agricultural sector arouses some concern. Despite impressive GDP growth in recent years, including regional records of over 10%, the agriculture sector...