Her Excellency Mariam Almheiri, Minister of State for Future Food Security, and Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, visited the ‘ALZAD World of Food’ Pavilion, set up by the UAE Office for Future Food Security at the third edition of the Mother Of The Nation Festival, which is being held at the Abu Dhabi Corniche on March 22-31, 2018, in cooperation with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism.
The Ministers were given a tour of the pavilion’s six main areas, which shed light on contemporary issues and challenges facing the food security sector, as well as technologies and innovations transforming food production and future food security. The pavilion underlines the importance of nutritional food in maintaining good health, and introduces the community aspect and the public’s role in establishing a sustainable, healthy future.
“Ensuring food security is a main criterion in measuring the progress of countries and the success of their policies,” noted H.E. Almheiri. “Future Food Security in the UAE calls for addressing the many challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. We must all work together to ensure long-term food security in the UAE; and there are several measures to take in this regard, chief among them is raising the public’s awareness around sound and sustainable food habits.”
