UAE aims to boost food and agriculture sector’s GDP contribution by $10 billion
Food products trade in the UAE amounted to Dh130 billion in 2022
Closing the fifth Future Food Forum on Thursday, Bin Touq praised the country’s F&B sector initiatives in skill development and digital-infrastructure capabilities achieved through various programmes to reshape how food is produced, distributed, and consumed in the region and globally.
Important food hubs
The UAE, today, is considered one of the most important hubs of global food logistics. Food products trade amounted to Dh130 billion in 2022 alone compared to Dh105 billion in 2021, registering a growth of 24 per cent in one year; food trading was 5.7 per cent of the UAE non-oil trade.
He noted that the first pillar is localising the next generation of agri-disruptors and growing them into global champions by nurturing local talents and innovation by identifying and supporting the next-generation solutions.
Furthermore, the sixth pillar will focus on enabling players to diversify and access new markets by creating pathways for all agriculture players. Finally, the strategy aims to build the next generation of farmers, who are the future of agriculture and agri-tech.
Bin Touq expressed commitment to providing farmers with the knowledge, technology and resources they need to succeed through training programmes, modernisation efforts, and support systems to ensure that the agriculture workforce is prepared to address the challenges and opportunities ahead.
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