Blueberries being grown in Elite Agro's greenhouse in Al Ain. Photo: Elite Agro
A picker holds blueberries at Al Foah Farm in Al Ain. All photos unless otherwise stated: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Huge greenhouses kitted out with water-based cooling systems house thousands of plants and bushes where the berries are in full bloom throughout their season.
Bumble bees imported from Europe help to pollinate thousands of berry bushes at Elite Agro’s Al Foah Farm.
Abdul Fattah, farm manager at Al Foah.
A worker picking berries.
Crates of blueberries packaged for sale.
The farm has 20 greenhouses for growing blueberries.
Raspberries grown by Elite Argo in a greenhouse at Al Foah Farm.
Worker weighing and packing the blueberries at Al Foah Farm in Al Ain.
Ian Summerfield, chief executive of Elite Agro at the farm in Al Ain.
Blueberries being grown in Elite Agro's greenhouse in Al Ain. Photo: Elite Agro
A picker holds blueberries at Al Foah Farm in Al Ain. All photos unless otherwise stated: Khushnum Bhandari / The National
Huge greenhouses kitted out with water-based cooling systems house thousands of plants and bushes where the berries are in full bloom throughout their season.
Bumble bees imported from Europe help to pollinate thousands of berry bushes at Elite Agro’s Al Foah Farm.
Abdul Fattah, farm manager at Al Foah.
A worker picking berries.
Crates of blueberries packaged for sale.
The farm has 20 greenhouses for growing blueberries.
Raspberries grown by Elite Argo in a greenhouse at Al Foah Farm.
Worker weighing and packing the blueberries at Al Foah Farm in Al Ain.
Ian Summerfield, chief executive of Elite Agro at the farm in Al Ain.
Blueberries being grown in Elite Agro's greenhouse in Al Ain. Photo: Elite Agro