By Naman Arora
BAHRAIN’s biggest agricultural carnival drew large crowds as it opened yesterday after a gap of almost two years.
The ninth edition of the popular Saturday Farmer’s Market, at the Budaiya Botanical Garden, was inaugurated by Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Minister Essam Khalaf.
The event – being held under the theme ‘Our Food, Our Health’ – will run every Saturday from 7am to 1pm, until March 27, 2022.
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the garden where 37 farmers and four agricultural companies showcased their produce and tested new products.
“We love visiting the Farmers’ Market at weekends, it’s great to have it back,” British Ambassador Roddy Drummond told the GDN, as he shopped for fresh produce along with his wife Yasmine and their son, who is visiting the kingdom during Christmas.
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