EIDP Festival scheduled for Dec 2012
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The Emirates International Date Palm (EIDP) 
Festival for the global dates’ industry will be launched on November 26th until December 1st at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA), the festival will be organized by Turret Media in strategic partnership with the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority.
Mohamed Jalal Al Reyaysa, chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee for the Festival, said: “The festival, which will be accompanied by a wide variety of cultural, culinary and recreational activities, will provide date and heritage enthusiasts an opportunity to savor the best dates from the region and globally. Visitors will get to learn about and relish the various facets of dates and date palm through special events and activities focusing on arts, cuisines, date palm cultivation and climbing.”
Al Reyaysa further added: “The festival would include several new activities, besides those featured previously, to highlight the UAE heritage and culture as well as the significance of palm trees and dates.”
The EIDP Festival will be held in conjunction with SIAL Middle East 2012.
