Sharjah 24 – WAM: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Court, has issued a decision, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) to approve 71 economic activities that can be carried out on agricultural lands.
The approved activities include recreational and tourism activities such as holiday homes to support the tourism sector and promote the UAE's ancient heritage, in addition to other activities that support the agricultural sector, both plant and animal and food activities, which contribute to promoting sustainable agricultural development and diversifying the sources of income of farm owners.
The list of economic activities that can be carried out on farms includes four categories, namely 21 economic activities that support the plant sector, 24 economic activities related to the animal sector, 18 economic activities related to the food sector, and 8 economic recreational activities, especially holiday homes, all of which aim to support the tourism sector and promote the cultural development of the agricultural sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
ADAFSA has set the requirements and constructions necessary for economic activities in agricultural lands not to exceed 30% of the total area of the farm provided that there is a licensed plant or animal main activity on the farm, and that the practice of economic activities is limited to the farm owner only, and the trade license must be issued in the name of the farm owner.
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