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Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
A number of countries across the Gulf and Middle East and North Africa, including the UAE, are stepping up investments in companies and initiatives that develop local food supply chains.
Dana, which supports desert-tech and agri-tech startups with at least one woman founder, has agreed a deal with Masdar City to set up an R&D beta facility in Abu Dhabi.
Chief Executive of Dana, Zada Haj, talks to co-hosts Kelsey Warner and Mustafa Alrawi about the importance of building up the sector amid growing concerns about food security in the Mena region amid climate change, conflict in Ukraine and Covid-disrupted supply chains.
In this episode:
The birth of Dana and its mission in the region (7m 37s)
Adapting for the different markets of the Mena region (16m 19s)
Making investors look at the bigger picture (22m 12s)
- Masdar City and investment platform Dana sign pact to advance food security in UAE
- Can the UAE’s agritech plans help meet the global food challenge?
- UAE to invest $2 billion in Indian 'food parks' and explore clean energy projects
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