UAE is investing massively in food security and logistics in the wake of supply challenges raised by COVID-19 pandemic
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EDB
EDB provides $4bn funding boost to UAE food security
Emirates Development Bank supports UAE food security sector
Dubai
Dubai unveils major new strategies for innovation, resilience and food security
Dubai Executive Council outlines new strategies designed to enhance innovation, resilience and food security
agricultural exports
Zimbabwe eyes key role in UAE food security drive as agriculture exports grow
This comes at a crucial time for the UAE as it seeks to diversify its food sources
COP28
The hidden costs of our broken food systems: Adopting true cost accounting can help achieve a fair food system
True cost accounting can have a corrective effect that creates a level playing field for everyone and thus builds more sustainable agrifood systems
agritech
Food security and climate change: Carrot and a stick needed to drive sustainability
Multiple global crises have exposed structural weaknesses in our food systems and threatened the survival of many
agricultural farming
UAE launches new AI-powered mobile app for crop disorder detection
The new application – called Dr. Nabat – is developed through collaboration between the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and the University of Barcelona, Spain
Agri Hub by URB
Dubai to hire 10,000 employees for world’s biggest farming attraction
The exact location will be confirmed in 2024, with construction due to begin in 2025
agricultural technology
UAE urges armed forces, hospital officials to buy local produce: Report
UAE is doubling down on its efforts on food security in the nation and beyond, as it prepares to host the COP28 climate conference in 2023
B2B marketplace
Dubai Industrial City sees opening of $24.5mn distribution facility
The 3-day stock of the facility is large enough to serve 5% of UAE’s population
climate change
Implementation pathway of ‘UAE Net Zero by 2050’ initiative to be revealed at COP27: Almheiri
The minister said that country’s focus at COP27 would be on intensifying efforts to promote climate-smart initiatives to benefit the private sector, through a set of reports and evidence
agritech
In UAE’s fertile agritech scene, another startup blooms
When it opens, the farm will have a total output of 3,000 metric tons of animal feed annually – using up to 90 percent less water and land
Global Food Security Index
Could food price inflation help you eat healthier?
The UAE’s sound strategies to enhance food production and distribution capacity promises to aid residents in their efforts to curb expenses
government subsidies
UAE starts receiving inflation allowance applications from Emiratis
The ministry of community development also announces rolling out of the new social welfare programme from September 2022
ADNOC
UAE launches fuel subsidy scheme for fishermen in latest government aid
This follows the UAE government’s earlier reforms on its social welfare program
Abu Dhabi
UAE food security on the menu as Masdar and DANA team up
The regional agriculture market is projected to grow a compound annual growth rate of 5.7 percent through 2026