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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 | Pakistan Point

Future Food Forum 2025 Opens In Dubai, Reinforces

UAE’s Role In Global Food Security, Trade

14 hours ago

(Pakistan Point News - 23rd Sep, 2025) 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 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.

Established by the Ministry of Economy as part of the National Food Security Strategy 2051,
the UAE Food Cluster is the nation’s first dedicated platform to unify stakeholders across the
value chain. Since its launch, the Cluster has engaged more than 700 partners spanning over

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