Headed by His Excellency. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, a high-level UAE delegation, including officials from ne’ma, the UAE National Food Loss and Waste Initiative and Tadweer Group, visited Japan to explore effective strategies for reducing food loss and waste.
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 16 October 2024
ne’ma, the National Food Loss and Waste Initiative and the Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
The signing ceremony was attended by H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri Minister of Economy and held during the visit of a UAE high-profile delegation, which included officials from the Ministry of Economy, the Presidential Court, Emirates Foundation and Tadweer Group, to Japan. JICE invited the ne’ma team to visit Japan to explore effective strategies for food loss and waste reduction, providing valuable insights and best practices that can be implemented in the UAE to accelerate efforts toward achieving ne’ma’s food loss and waste reduction targets.
In the image (R to L):
His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri Minister of Economy
His Excellency Ahmed Taleb Al Shamsi, CEO of Emirates Foundation, and ne’ma’s National Steering Committee Deputy.
His Excellency MATSUO Takehiko, Vice-Minister for International Affairs at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI).
Mr. TOTSUKA Nobuo, Executive Director of Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE).
His Excellency Shihab Ahmed Al Faheem, Ambassador of UAE to Japan.
In line with World Food Day’s 2024 theme “Right to foods for a better life and a better future”, the MOU aims to bolster collaboration between the UAE and Japan to achieve ne’ma’s goal of reducing food loss and waste by 50 percent by 2030, in line with U.N. Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 and the UAE’s National Food Security Strategy 2051.
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