2023-06-10 13:41:00
Saturday 10 June 2023 / 17:41
The liberal French economic newspaper “Les Echos” spoke in an article regarding the great interest of the UAE in taking a series of measures to develop its own agricultural production by investing in emerging companies specialized in the field of agricultural technology.
Les Echos indicated that with the world’s population increasing continuously and significantly, and the effects of the climate crisis, the UAE’s strategy is that it is no longer possible to rely on food imports only to ensure the independence of food security for countries, but rather smart agricultural and food systems must be developed. climatically, and adopting modern and sustainable agricultural solutions.
The United Nations has recently issued its annual report on food insecurity in some countries of the world, especially in the Middle East and North Africa, which has reached critical levels in several Arab countries. The Covid epidemic in recent years has increased the food crisis, and the war in Ukraine has caused an inflationary shock and put additional pressure on countries that depend heavily on importing grain shipped from the ports of the Black Sea, in addition to the high prices of energy and agricultural raw materials, so it started Some countries in the region are accelerating their food security policies.
In this regard, the French daily praised the important efforts made by the UAE by doubling investments in agricultural lands in some countries, such as Egypt and Jordan, to support regional food security and foreign agricultural projects on the one hand, and to secure local demand on the other hand, in addition to establishing partnerships and implementing agricultural projects with American companies. To reduce dependence on food imports.
Les Echos also emphasized the importance of the challenges that Abu Dhabi is facing in this field, and the innovative measures and solutions it takes to develop its own agricultural production by investing in agricultural technology within the Emirates, and making it a priority to enhance food security in the year 2023.
This comes while major global cities are seeking, according to the French newspaper, to save their agriculture by initiating regional programs to supply food in an attempt to preserve their agricultural lands and provide opportunities for their farmers, but the difficulty lies in particular in preserving these lands from urban progress.
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