Port Rashid is Dubai's deepwater port. Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah also produce smaller amounts of oil and gas. Other centres include Fujairah, Ajman and Umm al Qaiwain. Livestock and fishing are also important. A wide range of fruits and vegetables are grown in the U.A.E. Efforts to grow wheat and strawberries have also succeeded.
Water resources consist of underground aquifers and rain-collected in Wadis in the mountains.
Other important products include poultry, eggs and dairy products. The UAE's total reserves of oil and gas will not be exhausted until the middle of the next century. Diversification of the economy away from oil is considered essential, and industrial progress in each emirate is dependent on the revenue from petroleum. The most important sectors are aluminium, steel and chemicals. Abu Dhabi and Dubai dominate the economy of the UAE, while the northern emirates remain relatively undeveloped, and there is little co-ordination in the economic affairs of the emirates.