ADFCA organises open meeting with livestock breeders, farmers in Liwa Council
11/15/2017 11:00 PM

As part of its periodic meetings, the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has organized, in cooperation with the Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities, an open meeting with farmers and livestock breeders in Liwa Council, Al Dhafra district.  During the meeting, H.E. Mubarak Ali Al Mansouri, Executive Director of the Agricultural Affairs Sector, has presented a lecture about the programmes provided by the authority to farmers and livestock breeders in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Al Mansouri has given a detailed explanation of ADFCA's agricultural services to realize a sustainable agricultural sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. He also highlighted the authority's efforts in automating and developing the agricultural services, in line with Abu Dhabi Government's policy to promote e-transformation of all government services.

He also clarified the proper procedures to be followed while handling, receiving and storing feed in farms, to ensure its safety. He stressed the need for adhering to the instructions of the agricultural guide regarding the proper practices to be applied within the farms.

Al Mansouri referred to ADFCA's role in providing livestock's feed supplies to livestock breeders through its smart techniques that ensure decreasing waiting time for clients while delivering livestock's fodders. "There is no need for the personal presence of clients during purchasing and delivering of livestock's fodders," he said, adding that the authority's smart services allow customers to complete purchasing process over 24 hours a day and all the week. He further noted that the services allowed the customers to choose the available items and weights as well as to pay electronically.

He also clarified the proper instructions to be followed while storing fodders in the farms, to ensure the safety of feed. Al Mansouri stressed the need for adhering to the instructions of the agricultural guide regarding the best practices to be applied within the farms.

During the lecture, H.E. Mubarak Al Mansouri responded to a set of the attendees' queries. He also discussed the importance of the cooperation between ADFCA and livestock breeders to maintain and develop the livestock sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Meanwhile, Al Mansouri praised the vital role played by livestock breeders in enhancing the authority's efforts aimed at protecting human and animal health through eradicating the epidemics and pests affecting livestock, particularly those that transmit from animals to humans.

At the end of the meeting, H.E. Mubarak Al Mansouri expressed his happiness and appreciations for hosting ADFCA's meeting by Liwa council. He further extend his great appreciations to the participants for their attentiveness and interaction. He also thanked the council's management for hosting and managing the session, stressing the great role played by neighborhood councils in raising the society's awareness.

The attendees praised the efforts of Al Wathba Council for hosting this lecture and called for re-organising of such awareness-raising activities, which promote the good values of the society and build bridges of communication between citizens and the governmental institutions.

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