The UAE is updating its National Food Security Strategy 2051 with the aim of growing half of the country’s crops locally, a government official said. The country imports almost 90 percent of its food, according to a 2025 World Economic Forum report, and the renewed push comes as the Iran war highlights Gulf countries’ vulnerability to disruptions in international food shipments.
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