Published 15 Dec,2020 via Bloomberg Markets - The oil-rich desert emirate of Abu Dhabi is investing 524 million dirhams ($143 million) to boost local production of produce, fish, cattle and poultry in its push to improve food security.
Much of the money will go toward using new technologies to improve large-scale production of food in climate-controlled conditions, the Abu Dhabi Government Media Office said Tuesday in a tweet.
.@ADAFSA_gov has approved 5 investment projects worth AED 524m in collaboration with @InvestAbuDhabi and in partnership with the private sector, to establish fish, vegetable, fruit, cattle and poultry farms. pic.twitter.com/XFJEFgTgRv
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