"Climate Change": The UAE continues to enhance its food security

 The UAE continues to strengthen its food security system through an integrated series of measures represented in raising the level of cooperation with countries and markets worldwide, diversifying import sources, enhancing local and foreign (external) agricultural investment operations, in addition to constantly exploring markets from which imports can be implemented to ensure the implementation of The highest international standards for food safety and security.

To ensure the implementation of the highest international standards for food safety and security, the UAE is constantly looking for new markets from which imports can be made. This is done through an integrated series of measures that include increasing the level of cooperation with nations and markets around the world, diversifying import sources, improving local and foreign (external) agricultural investment operations

The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment revealed that the food import rate in the country grew by 21% during the first half of this year, recording more than 41 thousand tons of food per day. 89 thousand tons of wheat (and flour), 67 thousand tons of rice, 96 thousand tons of sugar, 53 thousand tons of legumes, and 52 thousand tons of edible oils.

The Assistant Undersecretary for the Sustainable Communities Sector, and the Acting Assistant Undersecretary for the Green Development and Climate Change Sector, Eng. Issa Al-Hashemi said that the food trade is one of the most important and active sectors in the country, which witnessed a rapid recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic.