Domestic Crop Production Trends – “From Dates to Veggies: Dubai’s Crop Output in 2025 Growth in local crop output Dubai’s urban and peri-urban farming has scaled rapidly – for example, Emirates Crop One’s vertical farm in Dubai produces over 1,000,000…
AgriTech Investment & Innovation Ecosystem in Dubai 2025 Food Tech Valley & gigafarms scaling production Dubai’s Food Tech Valley is emerging as a strategic hub for agritech startups and high-yield production. A major project underway aims to deploy a waste-to-value…
Aquaculture & sustainable seafood – “Blue growth: Dubai’s path to more local fish” Regional context & potential: The UAE is one of the GCC’s early adopters of aquaculture, and FAO country profiles plus regional reports show growing aquaculture production as…
Controlled-Environment Agriculture (CEA) & vertical farming – “Growing inside the skyline” Why CEA matters in Dubai: Arid climate + limited arable land make CEA (greenhouses, vertical farms, hydroponics) an ideal path to year-round fresh produce. Conference and industry reports show…
Food security & import dependence – “Dubai’s nutrition by trade: risks and opportunities” Dubai (aur UAE) heavily depends on imports for staple and processed foods, recent government and trade reports estimate the UAE imports roughly around 85–90% of its food…