H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri Opens Future Food Forum 2024

H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri Opens Future Food Forum 2024, says Food Security is National Priority with Aim to Reduce Food Imports to 50% by 2050

  • F&B Group launches the UAE Foodverse on Metaverse, revolutionising UAE’s food ecosystem for the sector and consumers alike

  • UAE food exports reached US$ 6.6 billion in 2023, with a 20% growth in the total trade in the food industry during the first half of the year.

  • UAE food exports grew 19% during the first half of the year

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2 October 2024:

The sixth edition of Future Food Forum 2024 was opened today by His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, underlining the UAE’s pivotal role in the regional food sector and the Food Cluster Strategy in enhancing food security and sustainability through public-private collaboration.

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DP World ILT20 Development Tournament 2024 to begin on 6 October

Six teams to participate in the second edition of the tournament, squads and schedule available below

DP World ILT20 Season 3 to begin from Saturday, 11 January 2025, final to be played on Sunday, 9 February 2025

Dubai, 2 October 2024: The second edition of the DP World International League T20 Development Tournament will begin at the ICC Academy Oval 1 on Sunday, 6 October. Like last year, six teams will compete in the 18-match tournament that will be played on a single-league basis. The teams were selected via a draft last week – each of the six sides comprises 15 players and includes UAE’s star national players and DP World ILT20 participants.

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Arab Housing and Community Development Forum Focuses on Community-Centric Planning and Innovation in Housing

Dubai, UAE: The Arab Housing and Community Development Forum started today with insightful discussions on advancing housing in the GCC through community-centric planning. The forum’s opening panel, featuring key industry leaders emphasized the importance of involving local residents, community leaders, and stakeholders in fostering inclusive, sustainable housing solutions. Speakers spoke about tailoring strategies to local contexts while promoting best practices, capacity-building initiatives, and innovation.

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Shaffra Appoints Mohammed Al Mutairi as the New General Manager in Saudi Arabia

The deep-tech company strengthens its leadership in Saudi Arabia with Mohammed Al Mutairi, whose 30+ years of experience will drive the next phase of growth, innovation, and strategic expansion.

Dubai, UAE, 02 October 2024Shaffra, a deep tech company in the Middle East pioneering AI-driven workforces and metaverse workplace solutions, has appointed Mohammed Al Mutairi as the new General Manager for Saudi Arabia. With over 30 years of experience in business development and project management across influential sectors, Mohammed has a proven track record of driving growth and innovation. He began his career at Saudi Airlines, leading sales operations in the Eastern Province for 24 years before joining Khusheim Industrial Group as Business Development Director, where he built strategic partnerships to foster growth.

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The future of FOOD for humanitarian relief has arrived in a ready-to-eat, compact and high-protein bar

E2G FOOD launches a 120g bar with 500 calories and 30g protein, feeding the world more nutritiously 

Dubai, UAE: An innovative social enterprise, E2G FOOD (EAT-2-GROW), is revolutionising food aid relief with its high-protein, ready-to-eat FOOD bar to feed the world more nutritiously and combat hunger. A registered supplier to the Emirates Red Crescent, E2G FOOD is supporting regional and global food security campaigns with its nutritional solution, which is manufactured in Dubai by Dofreeze.

Supporting communities worldwide with FOOD bars, E2G drives campaigns to create the greatest impact from consumer donations, private and organisational funding. In the past month, E2G FOOD has received monetary donations which will allow the social enterprise to send over 11,000 FOOD bars to communities worldwide. The ready-to-eat FOOD bar packs a punch with 500 calories, 30 grams of protein and natural ingredients including dates, oats, nuts and spirulina – nature’s superfood. This is nearly double the quantity of protein of a regular High Energy Biscuit, providing much-needed nutrients to communities. 

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