Princess Sabeeka inaugurates Hoorat A’ali farmers’ market

Manama : Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, wife of His Majesty the King and National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) Consultative Council President, yesterday opened the permanent farmers’ market in Hoorat A’ali.

She stressed the keenness of NIAD initiative, since its establishment, to muster all efforts with competent establishments to promote the agricultural sector and expand green spaces.

She stressed keenness on giving the priority to Bahraini farmers through support, training, and encouraging them to invest in the sector to market locally products.

In a statement on this occasion, she said that the success of the season farmers’ market in the Northern Governorate was a catalyst to set up a permanent platform to encourage and market local agricultural products.

She described the new market as a key platform for farmers to exchange expertise and knowhow and enhance the quality of local products in order to compete with foreign products and meet part of Bahrain’s food security.

She commended the efforts of the National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD), the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning and the Department of Agricultural and Marine resources, commending Tamkeen and Bahrain Development Bank for financing the project.

HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa urged solutions to ensure the sustainability of national agricultural products and the success of farming projects so as to meet local needs and promote exports.

She toured the Hoorat A’ali permanent farmers’ market, which showcases local agricultural products, including vegetables, fruit, dates, seedlings and flowers, she also heard.

HRH Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa was also briefed about the market as well as the facilities for storing and cooling agricultural products in modern ways.