Abu Dhabi food authority inspection counters the burning of agricultural waste

The Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has carried out an inspection campaign to counter the burning of agricultural waste in the Western Region.

The campaign ran for a week in Madinat Zayed and Mahadir Liwa in the Western Region. ADFCA inspectors fined 30 farmers for burning waste, with 15 violations issued in Mezairaa and Seih Al Khair.

Mohammad Jalal Al Raisi, head of communication and community service, said the offenders would be fined and excluded from income-boosting programmes as a punitive measure to curb offences.

Mr Al Raisi said the ADFCA was coordinating with the Farmers Services Centre to report cases of dumping and burning of agricultural waste and to increase farmers’ awareness about safe disposal of agricultural waste.

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The five stages of early child’s play

From Dubai-based clinical psychologist Daniella Salazar:

1. Solitary Play: This is where Infants and toddlers start to play on their own without seeming to notice the people around them. This is the beginning of play.

2. Onlooker play: This occurs where the toddler enjoys watching other people play. There doesn’t necessarily need to be any effort to begin play. They are learning how to imitate behaviours from others. This type of play may also appear in children who are more shy and introverted.

3. Parallel Play: This generally starts when children begin playing side-by-side without any interaction. Even though they aren’t physically interacting they are paying attention to each other. This is the beginning of the desire to be with other children.

4. Associative Play: At around age four or five, children become more interested in each other than in toys and begin to interact more. In this stage children start asking questions and talking about the different activities they are engaging in. They realise they have similar goals in play such as building a tower or playing with cars.

5. Social Play: In this stage children are starting to socialise more. They begin to share ideas and follow certain rules in a game. They slowly learn the definition of teamwork. They get to engage in basic social skills and interests begin to lead social interactions.