The UAE scored first in the MiddleEast and North Africa (MENA) region on the Global Food Security Index (GFSI)
2022, published by Economist Impact, up from third place in the region for the
year 2021, according to information provided by the Ministry of Climate Change
and Environment (MOCCAE).
The UAE placed first among MENA
nations in the index's overall food security index and food availability
indicator, second in food quality and safety, and fifth in both affordability
and food sustainability and adaptation.
She is excellent Strengthening food
security is a strategic goal for the UAE, according to Mariam bint Mohammed
Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment. We have chosen an
integrated strategy that includes the implementation of national strategies and
the development of an accommodating legislative and regulatory environment in
order to accomplish this goal.
With the goal of ensuring food
security in all situations, the comprehensive National Food Security Strategy
2051 aims to create sustainable food systems by utilising modern technologies,
encouraging local production, forming international alliances to diversify food
sources, and enacting laws and policies that enhance nutrition and lower food
waste.
The goal of the strategy is to
elevate the UAE's position in terms of global indicators of food security and
make the nation a centre for innovation-based food security.
Her Excellency also stated that
projects, programmes, and initiatives that boost local production capacities,
encourage investment and entrepreneurship in the food sector, and encourage the
adoption of sustainable farming practises are all part of the efforts to ensure
food security.
She emphasised that the UAE is
making efforts to meet its objective of dominating the GFSI by 2051.
One of the primary foundations of
the policy, according to the minister, is making sure that food is available
and that supply networks are continuous and flexible.
She outlined the steps that must be
taken to achieve this, including enhancing international collaboration,
diversifying the sources of food imports, raising foreign agricultural
investment, and monitoring import markets to ensure adherence to the strictest
international standards for food safety.
In terms of availability of food,
the UAE placed seventh globally, 16th in terms of food safety and quality, and
23rd overall in terms of food security. In comparison to the 71 points recorded
in 2021, the country scored 75.2 points on the 100-point general scale, showing
increase of 4.2 points.
In August 2021, MOCCAE and Emirates
Development Bank (EDB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work
together to identify creative financing options to boost entrepreneurship in
the agrifood sector based on the application of cutting-edge technologies and
sustainable systems.
One of the most significant and
dynamic industries in the nation that has experienced a quick recovery from the
COVID-19 pandemic is the food trade. Now exceeding 41,000 tonnes per day, the
rate of food imports has increased by 21% since the same time last year.
The yearly GFSI monitors and records
changes in the structural elements that impact food security year over year.
The index considers 113 different countries' resilience, natural resources, and
criteria including food cost, availability, quality, and safety. Based on 58
variables, it assesses the factors that influence food security in both
developing and wealthy nations
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