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  • Hero Sanabam pictured in India. Courtesy Dr Hero Sanabam
    Hero Sanabam pictured in India. Courtesy Dr Hero Sanabam
  • The farm at the inmates’ education and training department is part of Dubai Police’s strategy to empower prisoners and develop their skills. Nilanjana Gupta / The National
    The farm at the inmates’ education and training department is part of Dubai Police’s strategy to empower prisoners and develop their skills. Nilanjana Gupta / The National
  • An inmate at Dubai Central Jail works in the organic farm. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
    An inmate at Dubai Central Jail works in the organic farm. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
  • Inmates grow 36 kinds of crops, including lemons, cucumbers, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, chillies, aubergines, corn, papayas and figs.. Courtesy Dubai Police
    Inmates grow 36 kinds of crops, including lemons, cucumbers, lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, chillies, aubergines, corn, papayas and figs.. Courtesy Dubai Police
  • Inmates at Dubai Central Jail grow plants using hydroponic and aquaponics systems. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
    Inmates at Dubai Central Jail grow plants using hydroponic and aquaponics systems. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
  • The farm that is bearing fruit in the desert was created in 2014 by Hero Sanabam, pictured here during his time at Dubai Central Jail. Courtesy Dubai Police
    The farm that is bearing fruit in the desert was created in 2014 by Hero Sanabam, pictured here during his time at Dubai Central Jail. Courtesy Dubai Police
  • Inmates at Dubai Central Jail in Al Aweer work in the organic farm. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
    Inmates at Dubai Central Jail in Al Aweer work in the organic farm. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
  • A papaya tree at Dubai Central Jail's organic farm. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
    A papaya tree at Dubai Central Jail's organic farm. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
  • An inmate at Dubai Central Jail works on a hydroponic system. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
    An inmate at Dubai Central Jail works on a hydroponic system. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
  • An inmate shows a plant he has grown using hydroponics. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
    An inmate shows a plant he has grown using hydroponics. Nilanjana Gupta/ The National
  • Dr Sanabam helped Dubai Police build a 9,600 square-metre farm, about one and half times the size of a football pitch. Courtesy Dubai Police
    Dr Sanabam helped Dubai Police build a 9,600 square-metre farm, about one and half times the size of a football pitch. Courtesy Dubai Police
  • The new farm has been designed to include three kinds of agriculture, the traditional, the hydroponics and the aquaponics. Courtesy Dubai Police
    The new farm has been designed to include three kinds of agriculture, the traditional, the hydroponics and the aquaponics. Courtesy Dubai Police