The new Arabic-language production shot in the UAE will premiere on July 14, 2019. The show will feature agricultural experts as guests, who will discuss a step-by-step approach to building a farm.
National Geographic Kids Abu Dhabi will premiere Green Thumb, a new environmental series produced locally that promotes sustainable farming.
The new Arabic-language production shot in the UAE will premiere on July 14, 2019.
Through an educational approach delivered in an entertaining format, the show tackles different farming methods, their benefits and applications.
The 16-episode interactive series aims to educate children while encouraging them to develop their very own environmentally friendly and sustainable farms.
The show features agricultural experts as guests, who discuss a step-by-step approach to building a farm, starting with understanding the evolution of the plants growth over a specified amount of time.
Using a practical approach, Green Thumb promotes do-it-yourself techniques and skills to encourage children to apply the episodes content in real life, such as assembling a crate as a planting container.
Young viewers follow the journey Green Thumbs host Razan Mohammed, a young environmentalist, as she engages them with experiential showcases that promote environmentally safe new ways to farm in the region.
One of the episodes discusses the UAEs vertical farms, which are sprouting throughout various Emirates. In the water-scarce regions of the MENA region, vertical farms are an increasingly sought after and sustainable farming method as they help to conserve more water than traditional farming.
In these farms, species of leafy greens grow indoors on a nutrient base instead of soil, through a process called hydroponic farming, and are stacked vertically on a multitude of shelves.
National Geo Kids Abu Dhabi, launched in November 2017, has become one of the most popular channels amongst children in the region today and promises to be a highly trusted source of content for children.
