Manama, Nov. 16 (BNA): Bahrain National Gas Company (Banagas) and the Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait have joined the “Forever Green” campaign by generously supporting the planting of trees alongside the Zallaq Highway and the King Faisal Highway in Manama respectively. The afforestation, implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban…
Manama, Oct. 28 (BNA): The National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) announced that it has received generous support from Zain Bahrain for the afforestation of Al Istiqlal Walkway in the Southern Governorate and from Bahrain Telecommunication Company (BATELCO) for the Arad Walkway in Muharraq Governorate. The projects, in cooperation with the Ministry of Works, Municipalities…
Manama, Oct. 23 (BNA): Secretary-General of the Higher Education Council (HEC), and Deputy Chairperson of its Board of Trustees, Dr. Shaikha Rana bint Duaij Al Khalifa, today held a virtual meeting with the Secretary-General of the National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD), Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa. Dr. Shaikha Rana lauded the inauguration of…
Manama, Oct. 17 (BNA): A bold campaign to expand Bahrain’s green area by planting more than 50,000 trees and shrubs will be launched by the National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD). The campaign, “Forever Green” will be under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King…
Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and the support of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeekabint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, Wife of His Majesty the King and President of the Consultative Council of the National Initiative for Agricultural Development, the Bahrain International Garden Show (BIGS) will be held on March 1, 2022. …
Manama, Apr. 6 (BNA): Bahrain Garden Club has announced the winners of the 55th Competitions 2021 in a ceremony held at Al Jasra Organic Farm, in the presence of Shaikha Maram bint Isa Al Khalifa, Secretary-General of the National Initiative for Agricultural Development, Hideki Ito, the Ambassador of Japan to Bahrain, Yasser Abdulrahman Alraee, the…
The National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) has announced the names of the winners of the third edition of the King Hamad Prize for Agricultural Development that featured three categories – Best Agricultural Project, Best Bahraini Farmer, and Best Agricultural Research and Studies – and prizes worth BD40,000. The Initiative was launched by Her Royal…
The partnership aims to enhance Bahrain’s local agricultural diversity and support farmers through an improved sales and marketing platform Carrefour, operated in the Kingdom of Bahrain by Majid Al Futtaim, signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the Bahrain Agricultural Cooperative Society to enhance the diversity and sustainability of Bahrain’s agricultural sector. Through the agreement, Carrefour…
Bahrain International Garden Show (BIGS) is postponed to next year, the National Initiative for Agricultural Development has announced. BIGS was scheduled for March 2020, but the decision to postpone was taken based on Bahrain’s deep sense of responsibility in dealing with the fast-paced developments and the Kingdom’s particular keenness on the health and wellbeing of…
Manama, Feb. 12 (BNA): The first meeting of the third session of the Consultative Council of the National Initiative for Agricultural Development, was held under the chairmanship of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of HM King. HRH Princess Sabeeka valued the royal directives to develop and implement a “Strategic Project…
