Coming soon to Sharjah wheat farm: Chemical-free cows and chickens – News
[ad_1]
Image used for illustrative purposes. Photo: Archive
Food products from a poultry farm being formed in Sharjah will be more expensive as they will be free of growth-inducing hormones. The farm will form the third phase of a scheme that will include cow and poultry breeding projects near the huge wheat farm at Mleiha.
“Other farms produce poultry in 27 days, as growth accelerators are added to the chickens, causing them to bloat. The growing process of our chickens on this farm lasts 70 days because they naturally feed on green spaces,” said Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah.
The three farms that make up the project will complement each other, stated the Governor. The idea is simple: hay from the wheat farm will feed the cows; and the cow manure will fertilize the soil of the wheat farm.
Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp channels.
“All their products are organic, free of external additives,” said the ruler of Sharjah during a radio program.
Sheikh Dr. Sultan visited the wheat farm, where the produce is being prepared for harvest. Around 37 lines covering 1,900 hectares will produce the Middle East’s first fully organic wheat. The flour from it has the highest protein content of 18 percent.
The hay produced here can feed more than 1,000 cows. The cow farm will produce “high-quality organic milk without any…additions.” The cows raised here will be “an original breed.”
The poultry farm will produce chickens free of chemical or other artificial procedures, he added.
[ad_2]
