Company dealing in irrigation and water works goods; products: automatic irrigation equipment, automatic control valves, pressure fittings, solvent cements, pest control sprayers, vegetable seeds etc

Applied research and development centre located in Dubai; mission is to develop and promote the use of sustainable agricultural systems that use saline water to grow crops

Also known as Shams Flowers; based in Abu Dhabi; grows flowers, plants and various vegetables on a farm spread over four hectares, consisting of eight greenhouses planted with different crops

Biotechnology company in Abu Dhabi set up as a joint venture between France's Marrionet GFA and local investors to multiply true-to-type date palm trees by tissue culture

Web site on the date palm (Phoenix dactilyfera); has information on upcoming events and a newsletter on date palms and the date palm industry

Family business in Dubai dealing in plants, seeds, agricultural materials and equipment; has a nursery and farm for pot- and field-grown plants; products: palms, cycads, ornamental trees and shrubs; also sells horticulture perlite, vermiculite etc

Energizer is a rumen protected fat produced using the latest in fat processing technology from palm oil; suitable as cattle feed

Fujairah-based suppliers of tissue cultured date palm plants; site has a list of date palm varieties available

Award instituted by the UAE government; seeks to promote the conduct & proliferation of date palm research in the world; presented on an annual basis to outstanding scientists, producers & influential figures & institutions