Farmed salmon to go on sale as UAE ramps up food security plan

Name: Farmed salmon to go on sale as UAE ramps up food security plan
Uploaded: 2019-05-22T13:00:59+04:00
Description: Over 90 per cent of all food consumed in the UAE is imported

Over 90 per cent of all food consumed in the UAE is imported

Last updated: May 22, 2019 | 13:00

Sonia Shah, Videographer and Ed Clowes, Staff Reporter

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At the heart of a James Bond-style facility in Jebel Ali lies a key component of the UAE’s food security programme: thousands and thousands of salmon, swimming in circles around enormous tanks.

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