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Future Food Forum 2025 opens in Dubai, reinforces UAE’s role in global food security, trade

• Tuesday, September 23, 2025 9:57 PM

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DUBAI, 23rd September, 2025 (WAM) – The Future Food Forum 2025 opened today in Dubai under
the patronage of the Ministry of Economy and Tourism. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of
Economy and Tourism, inaugurated the seventh edition of the annual gathering, which has become
a leading platform for dialogue on the future of the food sector.

The Forum brings together international industry leaders, innovators and key stakeholders to
advance food security, accelerate innovation, and strengthen the UAE’s position as a global hub
and partner of choice for trade and investment.
Bin Touq highlighted that the Forum comes at a pivotal time in the UAE’s economic diversification
strategy, with the government formalising the National Policy for Economic Clusters earlier this
year. The policy establishes new frameworks to strengthen interconnected industries, including
food, and is expected to add more than AED 30 billion to the national economy.
“The UAE is committed to building a resilient food sector underpinned by innovation and
sustainability,” said H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Tourism. “The Future
Food Forum is a platform that reflects our determination to work with partners across the UAE Food
Cluster, government, private sector, and academia to create resilient supply chains and achieve
lasting progress. Through our leadership, we are strengthening food security in the UAE while
contributing to solutions with global impact.”
Bin Touq noted that the UAE is already applying lessons from its first international benchmark trip to
leading local food innovation hubs, translating global best practice into local progress through the

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