Dubai’s Food Tech Valley project will triple food production in the emirate.
The ambitious project was launched by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai with a view to creating a sustainable approach to food production in the UAE.
The Food Tech Valley project aims to create a modern city that includes integrated food management within its activities.
Dubai Food Tech Valley
It seeks to attract creative and young minds to shape food’s future. The city’s vision for this project is to become the first of its kind in the region. It is to become the trademark and benchmark for food management systems sustainability regionally and globally.
On Tuesday, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA met with Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, and Hesham Abdulla Al Qassim, CEO of Wasl Asset Management Group to discuss collaboration to support the Food Tech Valley project.
Al Tayer affirmed his confidence that the Food Tech Valley project will be a major step towards achieving sustainable food security and promoting innovation in the food industry while supporting the diversified, knowledge-based economy of Dubai and the UAE.
The Food Tech Valley project in Dubai will be a crucial platform for research and development and applied research.
This will serve food farmers and producers in the UAE and around the world. It will be a benchmark for keeping pace with futuristic food patterns by setting future food standards empowered with modern technology.
Almheiri said: “The UAE’s wise leadership places significant importance on enhancing food security on sustainable foundations and finding solutions to national food security challenges.
“This includes increasing agricultural and food production to reduce import dependence. The Food Tech Valley project plays a vital role in this area.
“It focuses on developing modern technologies for food production, overcoming water scarcity and arable land shortage. The project also supports the entire food value chain and serves as a leading global model for enhancing food security by applying the highest sustainability standards, which in turn supports the UAE’s efforts to adopt technologies and solutions that contribute to combating climate change and preserving the environment and natural resources from waste.
“With the UAE hosting the COP28 conference in November, the Food Tech Valley and other pioneering food projects will be in the global spotlight. This is for the UAE’s contributions to activating the global climate agenda through tangible projects and efforts”.
In its first phase, the Food Tech Valley project aims to provide elements for urban planning and comprehensive urban development.
It also provides various activities for food management based on innovation. It also aims to develop local production of high-value and competitive foods and build a modern city that exports knowledge about food systems to the world.
The project includes vertical farms, a logistics centre, an R&D centre, and a shopping area.
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