Comments on: CEO Of Organic Foods Company In Dubai Calls Local Farming “Stupid”

By: Krishna Mohan

Krishna Mohan — Fri, 05 Jun 2015 10:17:44 +0000

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By: Ken Bourne

Ken Bourne — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 19:05:18 +0000

Organic farming is not just growing without herbicides pesticides and chemical fertilizers, and just applying compost to the soil. This alone will not necessarily give more nutrient foods. The soil must be given the correct amount of organic nutrients for the bacteria to be able to make them available to the plants.Today the food that is eaten (non-organic) has 5 times less nutrients than food eaten in the 1940’s! I have farmed professionally in several different climates, including Al Ain,and am sure that organic farming could be very successful in the Emirates if the end product was a nutrient dense food.Naturally water is a problem, but a lot of the problems could be overcome if modern methods are used and bio-char (charcoal) made from organic waste, including garbage, was used in the soil. this would act as a purifier and filter(for grey water) and also helps to retain water in the soil. I think that small local farms will benefit the Emirates much more than huge international companies. I have seen that a new organic farm of about 100 acres in Dubai is looking for a manager. Pity I am approaching 70 as I would love to get away from our cold winters here in BC. Done carefully organic farming is essential and could over time create micro-climates that would bring more rainfall.
Regards,
Ken Bourne
BC Canada

By: Meg Steller

Meg Steller — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 08:20:21 +0000

Nils, I have really pondered on this issue several times. I agree with your views totally. I bought some bio eggs recently in a local bio shop that sells veggies from his bio farm here in the UAE. I just hope that they are using the right kind of healthy futter for the chickens… you are aware about the dioxin issue in Germany, where the Food Control Organisation closed down several chicken farm owners.

By: Tafline Laylin

Tafline Laylin — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:41:46 +0000

Thanks Sally. We ran an interview with Yael Mejia from Dubai & Spice who basically said the same thing. Not just taste is at stake, but health, right?

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 08:24:49 +0000

Mr Accad does not mention taste and nutrition in his argument. When Nazwa organic farm was operating the taste of the fresh vegetables and herbs delivered daily had people queuing up. This taste difference is not apparent in the majority of the freighted in products in his shops (which sits around for a long time leading to the disappation of vitamins).

By: Murtaza

Murtaza — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:44:45 +0000

Apparently the UAE uses more water per capita than most of the rest of the world. Even if it didn’t, desalination is still a nontrivial environmental concern. As for local organic farming, saline-tolerant plants may be an option worth considering, as such would allow farmers to use more water since it would presumably be less desalinated than otherwise:

http://www.ehow.com/list_6455607_plants-grow-saline-water.html

By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 04:06:45 +0000

Vertical farming might be the answer to the food problem in this region.