Overview

COVID-19 has created heightened awareness of food safety for producers, businesses, governments and consumers. As per UN FAO, the four pillars of food security are availability, access, stability and utilization.

The Agriculture industry has been going through a phase of innovation. Food security, Changing Trends in Agri-Food sector and sustainability mean more opportunities for SMEs. SMEs are critically needed to support global food security, resiliency, sustainability, health and nutrition.

The session discussed the innovative agriculture technologies, how the pandemic has evolved the industry, what are the challenges faced nowadays and explored how to seize the business opportunities in agriculture sector to advance sustainability.

Read our related insight on Food Security, launched in collaboration with the World Government Summit last year: Sustainable and resilient food for future generations.

The webinar was hosted by the Annual Investment Meeting (UAE Ministry of Economy).