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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 - UrduPoint
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 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 future. He

added that the UAE Food Cluster will remain a model of collaboration,

uniting government, business, and academia to accelerate growth and

competitiveness.

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