FOOD SECURITY IN THE UAE
Despite importing 90% of its food supplies, UAE is considered food secure due to its capability to purchase food from international markets, even at higher costs. However, the Covid-19 outbreak and the resulting disruptions to supplychains; border closures; restrictions in delivery routes; trade quotas and international export restrictions have all been a wake-up call for the UAE to further scale up its agricultural production at home. UAE’s FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGES/CONTEXT-The UAE faces significant challenges in producing food domestically. Only 0.5% of the land mass is arable, extreme heat limits the capacity to cultivate and store …