The 11 day-event offered heritage lovers colourful activities, cultural celebrations, traditional performance and competitions, where a number farmers were rewarded for producing the best types of date through the season.
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In pictures: UAE’s 14th annual Liwa Date Festival kicks off in Al Dhafra in Abu Dhabi
The festival aims to achieve a series of goals, such as preserving the UAE’s cultural heritage, encouraging the preservation of palm trees, promoting economic development in Liwa, guiding farmers about the methods of modern agriculture and how to care for date trees, encouraging farmers to produce quality dates without chemical fertilisers, and organising the annual festival to enable farmers to interact and exchange expertise.
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In pictures: Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed visits Liwa Date Festival in Al Dhafra
Liwa Date Festival, which is held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, has been an effective platform for the stimulation of economic activity in Al Dhafra region, with the Traditional Market has successfully contributed to the support and promotion of Emirati products.