TRACER supports UAE National Food Security Strategy

With the launch of the National Strategy for Food Security. The strategy defines the elements of the national food basket, which includes 18 main types, based on 3 main criteria:

• knowledge of the volume of domestic consumption of the most important products
• production capacity
• processing and nutritional needs.

and 38 short and long-term key initiatives and is geared by 5 strategic goals focusing on:

• facilitating the global food trade
• diversifying food import sources
• identifying alternative supply schemes, covering three to five sources for each major food category.

Tracer aims to support this strategy by:

• Taking part in making the UAE the world’s best in the Global Food Security Index by 2051 and among the top 10 countries by 2021
• Offering modern technology to develop and support the national food system for enabling sustainable food production
• Enhancing and supporting local production through its traceability and serialization capabilities
• Cooperating with international partnerships to diversify food sources
• Implementing legislations and policies that contribute to improving nutrition
• Supporting actively the legislation process and policies to reduce waste.

Tracer platform contributes directly to UN initiatives in feeding millions around the world and reducing generated waste.

In addition to that, the platform acts as a circular economy solution in a systemic approach to promote economic development and benefit businesses, society, and the environment.

As mentioned on the official portal of the UAE Government, “By launching the National Food Security Strategy 2051, the UAE aims to achieve zero hunger by ensuring access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round throughout the world. The strategy specifically aims to implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production, that help maintain ecosystems.”

We bond hands and look forward to succeeding in the UAE journey for achieving this goal by taking part in initiatives and programs directed in this space.