Sharjah Xposure 2026 Media Delegation Visit Highlights Mleiha Dairy Factory Operations

The Sharjah Press Club arranged a detailed media visit to Mleiha Dairy Factory and Mleiha Dairy Farm for journalists attending Xposure International Photography Festival 2026, giving local and international reporters direct insight into Sharjah’s food security projects, advanced dairy production systems and sustainable agricultural infrastructure that support long-term nutrition strategies in the emirate and wider region.

The delegation explored how animal care, processing technologies and environmental management link together across the site, viewing production lines, farm operations and control systems as one integrated chain, to understand how Sharjah Government entities design projects that combine industrial efficiency, strict quality standards and food safety measures with responsible management of natural resources.

Journalists learned that Mleiha Dairy Farm is recognised by Guinness World Records as the world’s largest A2A2 cow farm, with more than 6,495 cows producing nearly 100,000 litres of fresh milk each day, supported by natural healthcare, organic nutrition programmes and environmentally conscious operating practices that reduce pressure on surrounding ecosystems.

The farm site includes milking parlours, organic feed-mixing units, laboratories, compost production facilities, waste treatment systems, water purification stations and nearly 400 hectares of organic fodder cultivation, alongside planned expansions designed to address future market demand while maintaining production stability and helping strengthen Sharjah’s wider food security ecosystem.

At the factory, which covers 20,000 square metres, the group examined the production capacity of around 600 tonnes and observed how digital monitoring platforms track milk quality, regulate processing stages and control output volumes, supporting consistent standards while giving operators real-time information on safety, performance and equipment conditions across the facility.

During a tour of barns, the rotary milking parlour and manufacturing halls, specialists explained each step from animal nutrition and veterinary care to milking, filtration, pasteurisation, fermentation and labneh production, before showing automated filling, packaging and the central control room, where teams supervise temperature ranges and manage the overall production flow.

The delegation was accompanied by Razan Fahad Al Hammadi, Director of the Green Development Department at the Sharjah Department of Agriculture and Livestock, with technical teams outlining the technologies used, sustainable operating models and transparency measures that, according to Al Hammadi, demonstrate Sharjah’s commitment to media engagement and provide a practical model for food security projects.

Journalists were also briefed at the Visitor Centre, where staff presented the full manufacturing sequence using educational displays, while Sharjah Press Club under the Sharjah Government Media Bureau linked the visit to its goal of giving Xposure 2026 participants first-hand access to strategic development projects and supporting accurate international coverage of sustainable growth in key sectors.

With inputs from WAM