"Hungarian" The agricultural category is called within "Sustainable impact challenge"

Al Ain, April 28 / WAM / “Majra – The National Fund for Social Responsibility”, in cooperation with the National Agricultural Centre, announced the launch of the agricultural category within the “Sustainable Impact Challenge”, in a step that enhances the empowerment of the agricultural sector and contributes to accelerating the achievement of sustainable impact at the national level.

Her Excellency Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahhak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Agricultural Center, witnessed the launch, during the UAE Agricultural Conference and Exhibition 2026 at the ADNEC Al Ain Center, which concluded its work the day before yesterday.

The Fund explained that this step comes within the framework of supporting national trends aimed at enhancing food security and accelerating the shift towards more efficient and sustainable production models, which contributes to enabling applied agricultural initiatives to expand, maximize their impact, and enhance their access to markets.

This launch also falls within the role of “Majara” in directing efforts towards practical projects with a tangible impact that contribute to developing the agricultural sector, raising the efficiency of resource use, and enhancing the sustainability of food supply chains in the country.

Sarah Shaw, Executive Director of Majra – The National Fund for Social Responsibility, said that launching the agricultural category within the “Sustainable Impact Challenge” represents a strategic step aimed at supporting agricultural initiatives that start from the ground and provide practical solutions that are applicable and expandable.

She explained that the Fund focuses, through this category, on enabling projects that contribute to raising production efficiency, improving the use of resources, and enhancing the competitiveness of the agricultural sector, in addition to supporting the access of local products to markets, noting that it is working to link these projects to a broader system of multi-sector partnerships, including government agencies, the private sector, and academic institutions.

The Sustainable Impact Challenge is a national initiative that allows entities and individuals to highlight their projects implemented within the country, which provide innovative solutions to societal and environmental challenges, within a framework that enhances the quality of implementation and the sustainability of results.

For his part, Sultan Salem Al Shamsi, Director of the National Agricultural Center, stressed that the launch of the agricultural category represents an important step towards supporting and empowering farmers in the country, and enhancing their role in developing the agricultural sector, which contributes to raising production efficiency and achieving sustainability in food supply chains.

He added that enhancing integration between the concerned authorities and expanding partnerships with the private sector contribute to supporting farmers and improving the access of their products to markets, which reflects positively on national food security.

The agricultural category aims to highlight agricultural projects implemented within the country, which contribute to improving production, rationalizing the use of resources, and enhancing environmental practices.

The challenge depends on stages that include submitting projects, public voting, and specialized review by experts, leading to honoring distinguished projects, in a way that supports their growth and expansion, as the winners will be honored during the Community Impact Summit next October.

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