A call has gone out to the government to promote ‘fusion farming’, with MPs saying the approach could help create new varieties of fruit and vegetables, open lucrative markets and place the kingdom at the forefront of agricultural innovation.
The proposal, spearheaded by Parliament’s financial and economic affairs committee chairman and Strategic Thinking Bloc president Ahmed Al Salloom, urges the Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture Ministry and Tamkeen to provide technical, financial and logistical support to farmers interested in developing hybrid crops suited to Bahrain’s climate .
