UAE’s plan to bolster food security pays off in face of pandemic
The country’s confidence that it will have enough food is bolstered by its success in growing its own, using innovative techniques
27 May 2020 - 14:41
Abu Dhabi — In the past four years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has grown a small but rising share of its own organic tomatoes, aiming to shore up food security in an import-dependent desert country.
The effort — part of a broader push to produce more home-grown food amid the fear climate change could trigger instability in the global food trade — started after the country was hit by food export bans during the 2008/2009 financial crisis...
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