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9/24/25, 4:22 PM Future Food Forum 2025 opens in Dubai, reinforces UAE's role in global food security, trade
The Forum brings together international industry leaders, innovators and

key stakeholders to advance food security, accelerate innovation, and

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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 UAE Food

Cluster. He highlighted the Food Innovation Hub UAE, launched at COP28,

as a key platform driving resilience through agri-tech and public-private

partnerships. With technologies such as vertical farming, hydroponics, and

precision agriculture reshaping the local food ecosystem, he emphasised

how the UAE is paving the way for a more secure and sustainable food

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