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Dubai Municipality and Majid Al Futtaim – Retail partner to

ensure sustainable food supply chain

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Dubai Municipality has announced that it has signed an MoU with Majid Al Futtaim – Retail with the aim of ensuring the

sustainable provision of strategic food commodities in Dubai’s local markets.

Speaking about this, Alia Al Harmoodi, Acting CEO of the Environment, Health, and Safety Agency, said: “The agreement will

support Majid Al Futtaim – Retail in strengthening the flexibility, readiness, and preparedness of the emirate’s supply chain to
address challenges and crises. This will be achieved through efficient coordination and sharing of strategic food commodity
data on the Food Security Platform. The objective is to ensure that all members of society have access to healthy, safe,

nutritious, and affordable food, even in times of crisis and emergencies.”

Indeed, the strategic partnership with Majid Al Futtaim – Retail, which has the exclusive franchise to operate Carrefour in the
UAE, outlines the provision of technical requirements for electronic connectivity regarding strategic food commodity data
within the food security platform.

Further, it monitors the challenges and constraints that impact the supply chains of these commodities.

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