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Food &
Agriculture
Rising populations, changing consumer trends and global climate change demand a reset of food and agriculture systems.
In the UAE, food security is high on the agenda. The nation imports approximately 90 per cent of its food due to its desert climate.
The onset of the global pandemic reinforced the integral role that food and agriculture plays in the economy. A heavy reliance on imports has prompted a shift in focus to developing solutions that increase self-sufficiency and the resilience of the UAE’s food system and supply chain. The National Food Security Strategy 2051 exemplifies this urgency with a bold ambition to ensure access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food year-round.
Our Food &
Agriculture portfolio
Louis Dreyfus Company LDC
Agthia Group
Al Dahra
Unifrutti
Silal
LuLu International Holdings LIHL
Enhancing efficiency and resilience in food supply
As a trusted government partner, ADQ is increasing Abu Dhabi’s sustainable agricultural footprint, driving investments in AgTech solutions, and expanding local farmers’ ability to grow more produce domestically.
Our strategy is to map the UAE’s consumption basket, available resources and supply chain gaps, highlighted through a series of investments spanning the spectrum of the sector’s value chain. Through our investment activities, we are maximizing new technologies to scale local production sustainably and economically, bolstering the supply chain to diversify food sources and preserve essential supplies.
Increasing supply chain integration for grains
Louis Dreyfus Company
ADQ invested in Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC), one of the world’s leading agri-commodities and food companies, to facilitate seamless supply chain integration for grains.
Al Dahra
We have a stake in Al Dahra, a multinational leader in agribusiness specializing in the cultivation, production and trading of animal feed and essential food commodities and end-to-end supply chain management.
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Driving innovation and competitive differentiation
With our innovation-led approach, we are harnessing AgTech capabilities to advance the development of the Food & Agriculture cluster and increase sustainability, quality and efficiency.
By developing the UAE’s first fresh produce AgTech Park, we are accelerating local food production and distribution. Taking greenhousing to a new age, the AgTech Park will enable fruits and vegetables to grow in a controlled environment year-round. It will also attract new operators to produce locally, helping improve productivity for local farmers.
