Dubai Municipality signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Union Coop to ensure sustainable provision of strategic food commodities in Dubai’s local markets.
The agreement seeks to enhance collaboration between the two entities, facilitating the exchange of information related to the strategic stock availability index for essential food commodities. The objective is to integrate this data into the food security platform of Dubai Municipality, ensuring the resilience, adaptability, and uninterrupted functioning of supply chains.
The agreement, aimed at strengthening cooperation in the field of food supply chain, is line to support the objectives of the Dubai Food Security Strategy.
The MoU outlines technical specifications for electronically linking data related to strategic food commodities, such as rice, wheat and others within the food security platform.
It also involves the monitoring of challenges and constraints impacting supply chains, besides included provisions for sharing forthcoming plans and collaborative efforts to guarantee the availability of commodities in the domestic market.
Additionally, it establishes a framework for joint proactive coordination in instances where the supply of commodities is constrained or affected to facilitate effective decision-making and preparedness to address crisis and emergencies in matters related to food security.
The memorandum also stipulates the incorporation of business continuity plans of the Union Coop into emergency import and storage operations.
It includes provisions for sharing information on challenges and constraints affecting the supply chains of imported and stockpiled strategic commodities.
Dubai Municipality’s collaborative food security initiative
The agreement also outlines joint coordination efforts in implementing food security sustainability awareness programmes.
Alia Al Harmoodi, Acting CEO of the Environment, Health, and Safety Agency at Dubai Municipality and Suhail Al Bastaki, Manager of the Marketing and Communication Department at Union Coop, signed the MoU on the sidelines of the 17th Dubai World Conference on Food Safety.
Al Harmoodi said the agreement is part of Dubai Municipality’s commitment to fostering collaborations and cooperation with stakeholders in the food sector in Dubai.
Dr. Suhail Al Bastaki expressed his pleasure at being one of the first institutions to support food security in the Emirate of Dubai.
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