UAE’s ambitions on track to stay food secure

New estimates suggest that the Middle East will consume nearly 60m tonnes of food annually by 2050 due to soaring population growth, putting pressure on governments to find ways to secure their supplies.

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Oman’s biggest dairy project could fulfil 87% of national milk demand

An Omani integrated dairy project could be worth as much as US$2.7bn to the national economy over the next decade.

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Saudi makes food security play through Black Sea grain joint venture

The Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Investment Company (Salic) has joined the UAEâs Al Dahra in a SAR5bn (US$1.3bn) joint venture to invest in the Black Sea region.

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Officials disrupt Egypt’s wheat supplies in protest to losing jollies

Government inspectors furious at losing their travel perks are behind the disruption of wheat shipments to the worldâs biggest buyer.

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Rabobank promotes sustainability, security and health through innovation project

Smartphone apps that push personalised health messages in real time are just one of a number of innovations that Rabobank wants to kickstart as part of a new project.

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Battle lines drawn in German debate on meat substitutes

Controversy is mounting over how vegetable-based meat substitutes should be labelled in Germany as draft regulations backing âmeaty namesâ is released.

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Europe puts food waste in the spotlight

The European Commission has launched new guidelines to combat food waste by redistributing excess food products.

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