Food Security, Agri-tech and a World in Transition: Minister of State for Future Food Security Addresses Participants at Milken Institutes Global Conference, USA
Food protection concerns, Agri-tech trends, and managing a world in change were just 3 of the problems Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Future Food Security, reviewed on her see to the United States, which took place from April 29 to Could 3, 2018 to participate in and attend to participants at the Milken Institutes' Global Conference 2018
The see created part of H.E. Almheiri's initiatives to analyze the challenges and opportunities around food production in a period characterised by quick modifications. Amongst the problems dealt with throughout the programme was the food protection challenges at a global and local levels. Providing adequate food for the worlds citizens is a pressing global problem that requires an international approach and my visit to the United States provides the perfect opportunity to share points of view and experiences in that regard, H.E. Almheiri said.
" We are living in an era of increased stress on food production stemming from a host of interlacing difficulties - from increasing environment modification to dwindling fresh water accessibility and escalating energy demands," H.E. included, citing researches suggesting that almost a billion people around the world are under danger from intruding deserts.
" That said, despite the challenges surrounding food safety, it is not all gloom and doom for the field. New modern technologies are emerging that assurance to boost effectiveness and outcome. Increased worldwide collaboration promotes a lot more fluid transition of farming products throughout boundaries, which, subsequently, allows one country or region to aid one more in attending to lacks," H.E. concluded. "Investments in aquaculture, renewable resource, and agri-tech have allowed the UAE to make great strides towards sustainable food security. It is our hope that the innovations we pioneer in the UAE could be transferred to various other countries dealing with the same food safety and security challenges as us, particularly those in desert and arid countries.
The initial three days of the Minister's visit saw her involvement in the global conference of the Milken Institute, a charitable brain trust that functions to raise global prosperity by advancing collaborative solutions that expand access to capital, develop tasks, and improve health
" I was honoured to join a discussion throughout the Milken Institute Global Meeting, where my other panellists and I took a look at the obstacles preventing us from ramping up food production," H.E. explained, referring to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) projection that farmland could only be enhanced by one more two percent. "We checked out how advancements in agricultural innovation and new production systems like vertical farming could aid increase yields to make sure a sustainable, inexpensive and nutritious food supply."
With its program formulated to cover a wide range of global food safety issues, the Milken Institute Global Seminar's panel conversations consisted of sessions titled 'Global Food Industry Leaders Constructing a Much Healthier Future,' Eating Right: Achieving Maximum Wellness Through Nutrition, Meat and More: The Power of Protein, Innovating the Future of Food: Disruptors Leading a Health Revolution and Call to Action: The Scientific Case for a Better Food System. The forum additionally gave guests with networking possibilities where they were able to share expertise from their corresponding food safety and security spheres.
H.E. Almheiri's Office for Future Food Safety and security is presently taken part in developing the National Food Security Method to develop a whole-of-country framework and key pillars to guarantee food security in the UAE in both the short and long term. The plan is being established in collaboration with all state stars, popular choice manufacturers, academics and experts from the federal government and private sectors who are collaborating to set sustainable, long-term policies for future food safety and security in the UAE.
