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Developing world's largest food trade

logistics hub in Dubai will help boost

UAE's food security: Amna Al Dahak

• Wednesday, July 10, 2024 9:32 PM
• 2 minutes Reading

ABU DHABI, 10th July, 2024 (WAM) -- Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister

of Climate Change and the Environment, affirmed that the launch of the plan to develop the

world's largest logistics hub for the trade of foodstuffs, vegetables, and fruits, and the

establishment of the ‘Foodstuffs, Fruits and Vegetables Market’ in Dubai by His Highness

Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister, and Ruler of

Dubai, is a pioneering step that supports the UAE's efforts to enhance its food security and

upgrade the entire food value chain both locally and globally.

In a statement today, Dr. Al Dahak stated that facilitating food trade and diversifying food

import sources are among the key priorities of the UAE's National Food Security Strategy

2051.

She noted that developing the world's largest logistics zone for food trade in Dubai reinforces

the UAE's position as a global hub for food trade. This, the minister explained, will attract

more direct investments in the sector, and boost local food production and its flow into the

domestic markets for consumption and export purposes. Additionally, this step accelerates

efforts to transform traditional food systems into sustainable and climate-smart systems.

Dr. Al Dahak emphasised that this pioneering project is a significant step towards doubling

the size of the food trade market in the UAE, while also contributing to making the country

more resilient in facing international food trade challenges and supplying food at competitive

prices. This initiative, she added, supports the drive to provide safe, and nutritious food to the

community at reasonable prices.

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