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          Food security

          The latest news on food security in the UAE and around the world

          Bustanica vertical farm in Dubai. AgriTech is a key element of the UAE’s National Food Security Strategy 2051. Photo: Bustanica

          Emirates Development Bank launches AgriTech loans scheme

          BankingJune 20, 2023
          A combine harvester unloads barley into a tractor trailer during the harvest in Ailly-sur-Noye, France. Bloomberg

          UAE urges G20 nations to adopt climate-smart agricultural and food systems

          Cop28June 17, 2023
          A farmer holds grains of wheat in Greece. International prices of wheat, maize, barley and sorghum declined in May. Bloomberg

          World food prices hit two-year low in May, says UN agency

          EconomyJune 02, 2023
          A visit by UAE government officials and academicians to the Netherlands on agriculture, technology and educational cooperation.

          UAE-Netherlands to work on water and food projects ahead of Cop28

          Cop28May 17, 2023
          Al Ghurair Foods will set up a starch processing plant as well as a broiler production unit at Kezad. Photo: Kezad Group

          Abu Dhabi's Kezad teams up with Al Ghurair for projects worth $272m

          EconomyApril 28, 2023
          The UAE is well-positioned to be able to navigate supply chain disruption, the report by GlobalData revealed. Antonie Robertson / The National

          UAE best-placed in region for food security, report finds

          EconomyApril 21, 2023
          A fruit shop in Beirut, Lebanon. The gap between overall and food price inflation is highest in Lebanon, Egypt and Rwanda, Moody's said. AP

          Recurring food crises to worsen emerging markets' credit risks, Moody's says

          EconomyApril 13, 2023
          An Iraqi woman making bread in a traditional bakery. AFP

          High food prices 'to weigh on Mena economies' growth in 2023'

          EconomyApril 06, 2023
          A Bulgarian farmer at a protest to stop trucks carrying Ukrainian grain from crossing the Danube Bridge between Bulgaria and Romania. AFP

          Countries complain to EU about Ukrainian grain exports

          WorldMarch 31, 2023
          Yemenis shop amid a food price spike at a market in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen, 10 April 2022. EPA

          The Arab region must improve agrifood systems to deliver food security

          CommentMarch 30, 2023
          Noura Refaey, an Egyptian mother of three, at a food market in Cairo's Talbia where food prices continue to rise. Mahmoud Nasr / The National

          Food insecurity reaches critical levels in Arab world, UN says

          MENAMarch 29, 2023
          UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres arrives for the EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. AP

          UN chief discusses food security and Ukraine with EU leaders

          WorldMarch 23, 2023
          The UN and Turkey first brokered the deal to enable the safe export of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea with Russia and Ukraine last year. Reuters

          UN chief visits Brussels to discuss grain deal with EU leaders

          EuropeMarch 23, 2023
          The first session of the National Dialogue for Food Security was launched by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE). The session aimed to facilitate constructive discussions between stakeholders, from the government and private sectors, to enhance the food security of the UAE.

          Farmers use new tech to shake up UAE's food industry

          UAEMarch 22, 2023
          Ships wait to be inspected as part of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. Reuters

          Russia using grain talks in bid to reverse Swift banking system ban

          WorldMarch 16, 2023
          Somalis who fled drought-stricken areas receive food donations from city residents at a makeshift camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu. AP

          World hunger is not ‘inevitable’, says David Cameron as food insecurity doubles

          UKMarch 01, 2023
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