26 businesses and farmers participate in Bahrain International Garden Show 2014 through Tamkeen's support
Tamkeen, Manama - Wednesday, February 26, 2014:
Tamkeen is supporting the participation of 26 businesses and Bahraini farmers at this year's Bahrain International Garden Show. The support comes as part of Tamkeen's drive to enhance the Bahrain's private sector and boost its contribution to economic development.
The total support provided to those businesses and farmers is around BD 50,500, and comes through Tamkeen's "Tarweej" scheme, one of the many business support schemes under its flagship Enterprise Development Support Scheme, among which is support to participate in exhibitions and trade fairs held in Bahrain and abroad.
The businesses and farmers served through the scheme a wide variety of agricultural activities, including plant and flower production, landscaping and gardening tools products and services, farming and irrigation equipment, vegetable, fruit, and foodstuff production, to name a few.
Commenting on the announcement, Tamkeen's Vice-President of Private Sector Support Mr. Mohammed Bucheery said, "Tamkeen continues to be a key partner in supporting the development of the agricultural sector and the National Initiative for Agricultural Development The sector is at the very heart of national food security, and a key growth sector to boost economic development."
The event opens its doors to the public from February 27 to March 1, 2014 at the Bahrain International Convention and Exhibition Centre, and is held under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, and the support of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa, wife of His Majesty the King and President of the National Initiative for Agricultural Development.
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About Tamkeen
Tamkeen is an initiative funded by the private sector for the private sector, tasked with developing Bahrain's private sector and positioning it as the key driver of economic development. Established in August 2006, Tamkeen is one of the cornerstones of Bahrain's national reform initiatives and Bahrain Economic Vision.
Tamkeen has two primary objectives: Firstly, fostering the creation and development of enterprises, and secondly, providing support to enhance the productivity and growth of enterprises and individuals.
Under each of those objectives, certain mechanisms and innovative support initiatives have been put in place by Tamkeen to address current and future gaps for individuals and enterprises in the private sector that have been identified by thorough studies of the labour market landscape.
For Bahrainis, Tamkeen's programmes range from developing the skills and capabilities of Bahrain's human capital, to promoting sound workplace ethics and training on leadership and management best practices, among others. For enterprises, Tamkeen provides programmes which offer enterprises with subsidised business support services, facilitate access to financing to bridge the enterprise financing gap, and enable entrepreneurship, to name a few.
Tamkeen's programmes have benefited 98,000 Bahrainis and enterprises in the private sector as of end of August, and more than 150,000 beneficiaries are expected to benefit from these support programmes.
In parallel, Tamkeen's programmes have played a key role in institutionalising new concepts within Bahrain's private sector, including SME and micro-financing, entrepreneurship as a viable career path, women empowerment, modern accounting and auditing systems within SMEs, and many other paradigms needed for a vibrant sustainable private sector.
Tamkeen's funds come from fees collected from the Labour Market Regulatory Authority.
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© Press Release 2014
