Manama: The National Initiative for Agricultural Development (NIAD) has announced the postponement of Bahrain International Garden Show 2021 (BIGS 2021) due to the ongoing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic affecting the globe. NIAD stressed that all efforts are now directed towards hosting the exhibition in March 2022. The postponement provides an opportunity for businesses to recover from…
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…
Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister, Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf, unveiled a number of initiatives aimed at preserving the green space and developing the agricultural sector in Bahrain, noting that the initiatives focus on supporting the agricultural community, as well as on encouraging the local farmers to be more competitive. The minister officially opened…
The second edition of the “Palm Tree Festival” is set to take place at the Farmer’s Market in Hoorat Aali from the 25th to the 27th of July 2019. The festival will feature a line-up of entertaining and cultural activities with the participation of Bahraini farmers, companies, productive families and handicraftsmen exhibiting and selling products…
Manama: The farmers’ market in Hoorat A’ali has had over 60,000 visitors since it’s inception in February, it’s organisers revealed. The market has been a huge success, organisers said yesterday. Organised by the The National Initiative for Agricultural Development with the co-operation of Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) and the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture…
The Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) Chief Executive Mohamed Ali AlQaed yesterday praised the efforts exerted by the Kingdom to develop its agriculture sector and the continuous organising of the Bahrain International Garden Show 2019. The show, held under the patronage of HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa with the support of HRH Princess…
The National Initiative for Agricultural Development is organizing a two-day cultural festival titled “Palm Tree Festival” with the co-operation of Bahrain Development Bank (BDB) and the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture and Urban Planning at the Farmer’s Market in Hoorat A’ali on Friday and Saturday, July 27 and 28, 2018. The event will…
