The government backs national food diversity, Al Zeyoudi says

Abu Dhabi: Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, toured the headquarters of the National Feed and Flour Production and Marketing Company in the capital and praised its role in preserving national food diversity.

He said that field visits such as these help facilitate communication between the authorities and national companies which would improve business practices in the industry.

“The federal government gives great attention to the national companies that work within the food diversity ecosystem. We visited the National Feed and Flour Production and Marketing Company in Abu Dhabi because of its good reputation and because it is one of the leading companies in its field,” said Al Zeyoudi, adding that the visit was part of a comprehensive ministerial strategy to be constantly in contact with companies working in this field and to provide them with the right environment to help them prosper and better serve our nation and economy.
Al Zeyoudi was accompanied by Khalifa Al Ali, managing director of the Food Security Centre, Nasser Al Junaibi, chief executive officer of the Farmers’ Services Centre, Edward Hamed, general manager of National Feed and Flour Production and Marketing, and Patrick Satamian, chief executive officer, Emirates Food Industries, in addition to a number of ministry officials.

Al Zeyoudi was also briefed on the company’s activities and future plans to increase the number of selling points in the UAE, specifically near the farms of the northern emirates, to ensure that good quality feed is available at reasonable prices.

Al Zeyoudi stressed the importance of having a company of this magnitude and production capacity as well as the importance of having quality control systems in the UAE. He was also of the view that they have an important role to play in achieving the strategic food diversity objectives which pertain to making feed available and in supporting the animal and agricultural sectors. He emphasised the importance of empowering local capacities which contribute to maintaining food diversity.