The discussion focused on reviewing and enhancing relations, particularly in the fields of food security, livestock sector development, environmental cooperation, and increasing vegetation cover Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, and Chairman of the General Food Security Authority, Abdulrahman Alfadley, met with the Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs,[Read More…]
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UAE and Japan sign MoU for food security
UAE-Japan’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Initiative (CSPI) to implement various projects and programmes between the two countries Dr Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment UAE, met with Sakamoto Tetsushi, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, to discuss ways to expand cooperation between the two[Read More…]
Puck introduces limited edition of Zaatar Cream Cheese
Puck Zaatar Cream Cheese is now available in KSA, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Lebanon for a limited time only, until stocks last UAE-based Puck, a cheese brand, announced the launch of its very first limited-time flavour jar: Zaatar Cream Cheese. The newly designed, limited edition jars are now available on shelves at select retailers in[Read More…]
Iran’s agro-food exports up in first quarter
Iran exported 1,562,000 tonnes of agricultural commodities, valued at $684 million, marking a 28 per cent year-on-year increase in value The Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) has reported a 29.8 per cent increase in the value of Iran’s agricultural and food product exports for the first quarter of[Read More…]
Saudi’s Tanmiah earns international recognition
The first fresh chicken producer in Saudi Arabia to achieve the highest food safety certification of AA+ rating from BRCGS Tanmiah Food Company, one of the leading Saudi-made halal Food brands in the region, announces its achievement of the highest AA+ BRCGS International Certification in its Poultry Facility. This certification[Read More…]
AGWA and Believer Meats to establish cultivated meat capabilities in Abu Dhabi
AGWA and Believer Meats to collaborate on establishing commercial, production, and research centres in Abu Dhabi AGWA (AgriFood Growth & Water Abundance), Abu Dhabi’s new food and water cluster, and Believer Meats, a global leader in the cultivated meat industry, announced their collaboration to develop capabilities in cultivated meat, including[Read More…]
SCG International and Tamimi Markets forge strategic alliance to enter Saudi
MOU aims to introduce Premium Thai and Asian flavours to the Saudi Arabian market under the Siam Signature brand SCG International Corporation Co., Ltd. (SCG International), a prominent leader in supply chain management and international trading, announces a strategic alliance with Tamimi Markets, a subsidiary of Tamimi Group, one of Saudi[Read More…]
Planted introduces Swiss plant-based meat in UAE
The company seeks collaborations with a variety of food service entities in the UAE Planted, Europe’s fastest-growing alternative protein startup has officially launched in the UAE and Middle East foodservice markets. Consumers can now find its products on the menus of select restaurants across the UAE, with hotel chains soon[Read More…]
UAE to launch AgriFood Growth and Water Abundance cluster
AGWA is set to become a global hub for novel food and ingredients, as well as technologies to increase access to and the utilisation of water resources Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has approved the[Read More…]
ADAFSA decides on food and fodder sampling for control and inspection
This will regulate sampling procedures for controlling and inspecting food and fodder throughout the food chain and at all stages of the food and fodder trade in the Emirates The Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has decided on food and fodder sampling for control and[Read More…]
