Qatar has strengthened its strategic food security and the reserves are sufficient to cover the country's needs for 18 months, said Interior Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani.
Shipping disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s busiest maritime corridors, are sending ripple effects far beyond the Middle East, threatening energy markets, freight costs and global supply chains, a United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) study has warned.
AD Ports Group has signed an agreement with BUA Group, one of Africa’s largest foods, mining, manufacturing and industrial conglomerates, and MAIR Group, a strategic investment company, to explore collaboration in sugar refineries and agro-industrial facilities in Abu Dhabi and select global markets.
Talabat Holding, a major online food and grocery delivery company in Mena region, has reported solid growth for FY 2025 with a 28% rise in gross merchandise value (GMV) and a 33% jump in its revenue hitting $3.9 billion. The company is also set to invest over $100 million this year to support long-term growth.
Kerry, a leading Irish sustainable taste and nutrition solutions company, has signed a long-term lease deal with Expo City Dubai to set up its new Regional Customer Co-Creation Centre. The new Kerry facility will serve as a major research and development centre.
Saudi food and beverage company Almarai has announced plans to invest more than $4 billion through 2031 as part of a new growth strategy focused on expanding capacity, entering new categories and increasing its presence in priority markets.
The role UAE agriculture sector in food resilience and the increasing use of technology in farming took centre stage as international technology experts met on the opening day of Growtech Middle East.
Major food and grocery delivery platforms such as Delivery Hero, Swiggy, Uber and Zomato have launched an industry-led alliance - Deliver-E Coalition - to accelerate zero-emission food, grocery deliveries - by switching to 'green' two- and three-wheelers globally.
On World Food Day, UN Tourism, TUI Care Foundation and the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development (CRSD) of the University of Cambridge, have launched Tourism Food for Good, a new global initiative to co-create sustainable and circular food systems across the tourism value chain.
The global economy has weathered the latest in a series of shocks better than expected, but outcomes have diverged across countries and resilience should not be taken for granted - there is no room for complacency in a rapidly changing world marked by heightened uncertainty, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
