UAE GDP: AED 2.03T ▲ 5.7% | Non-Oil GDP Share: 84.3% ▼ -5.2pp | FDI Inflows: $45.6B ▲ 48.7% | GDP Growth: 4.0% ▲ -0.3pp vs 2023 | Inflation: 1.7% ▼ +0.0pp vs 2023 | Female Participation: 55.1% ▲ +0.6pp vs 2023 | Population: 11.0M ▲ 4.8% | Emiratisation Rate: 12.5% ▲ 2.1pp | Global Competitiveness: #7 ▲ 3 places | Clean Energy Capacity: 7.2 GW ▲ 18.4% | ADX Index: 9,842 ▲ 4.7% | DFM Index: 4,621 ▲ 6.2% | UAE GDP: AED 2.03T ▲ 5.7% | Non-Oil GDP Share: 84.3% ▼ -5.2pp | FDI Inflows: $45.6B ▲ 48.7% | GDP Growth: 4.0% ▲ -0.3pp vs 2023 | Inflation: 1.7% ▼ +0.0pp vs 2023 | Female Participation: 55.1% ▲ +0.6pp vs 2023 | Population: 11.0M ▲ 4.8% | Emiratisation Rate: 12.5% ▲ 2.1pp | Global Competitiveness: #7 ▲ 3 places | Clean Energy Capacity: 7.2 GW ▲ 18.4% | ADX Index: 9,842 ▲ 4.7% | DFM Index: 4,621 ▲ 6.2% |

Food-Security

National Food Security Strategy 2051

The UAE's long-term framework for achieving food security through technology-driven agriculture, supply chain diversification, and domestic food production capacity. The strategy targets positioning the UAE as the world's best in the Global Food Security Index by 2051.

Feb 22, 2026

UAE Agriculture and Food Investment: Indoor Farming and AgriTech

Institutional analysis of UAE agriculture and food sector investment covering indoor farming, vertical agriculture, aquaculture, food processing, and AgriTech. Evaluates food security strategy, investment incentives, and return profiles in a desert economy context.

Feb 22, 2026

UAE Food Import Dependency: Supply Chain Risks and Security Strategy

An analytical assessment of the UAE's food import dependency, examining the volume and origin of food imports, supply chain vulnerabilities exposed by global disruptions, domestic agricultural limitations, and the multi-pronged national strategy to enhance food security through technology, stockpiling, trade diversification, and overseas farmland investment.

Feb 22, 2026

UAE Food Security Index Tracker: Self-Sufficiency Targets

Tracking the UAE's progress toward enhanced food security and self-sufficiency targets under We the UAE 2031. This tracker measures domestic food production, strategic reserves, and supply chain resilience against national food security objectives.

Feb 22, 2026
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