Sharjah's Fili Poultry Farm receives UAE's first free-range label
The farm, part of Sharjah's Ektifa establishment, received the Free-Range Label from the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology.
Event / data period: 2026-10-15
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Fili Poultry Farm, part of the Sharjah Agricultural and Livestock Production Establishment (Ektifa), became the first farm in the United Arab Emirates to receive the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology's Free-Range Label, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported on 15 October. A ministry official said the label verifies compliance with approved requirements and standards.
An Ektifa official said the label covers the farm's slow-growing poultry, raised under a free-range system without hormones. The report also described a feed blend containing organic wheat and corn, soybeans, turmeric, vegetable oils and several herbs; it said the ministry encouraged other UAE farmers to seek the label.
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Facts attributed to ministry and Ektifa officials in WAM's 15 October report.
| Free-Range Label | First farm in the UAE to receive the label, according to WAM. |
| Poultry practice | Slow-growing poultry, free-range system, no hormones, as described by an Ektifa official. |
| Feed ingredients | Organic wheat and corn, soybeans, turmeric, vegetable oils, garlic and named herbs. |
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