MOCCAE initiates national survey plan to count animals and their products in commercial animal production farms

MOCCAE initiates national survey plan to count animals and their products in commercial animal production farms

Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has begun implementing a 2023 national survey plan, specifically designed to quantify animals and their associated products in commercial animal farms. The primary aim of this initiative is to compile an accurate and comprehensive database on the nation's livestock, a critical step towards the sustainable enhancement of the country's food security system. The survey was launched in cooperation with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, the Dubai Municipality, and with the participation of other municipalities in the UAE and local statistics centres. The implementation of the survey plan began in various targeted large, medium, and small commercial farms in all the emirates at the beginning of June and will continue until 31st July 2023 with a team composed of all relevant entities of each emirate. The team's efforts are focused on developing policies to preserve the livestock sector and organize its sustainable commercial exploitation and transformation to enhance its contribution to narrowing the food gap, securing supply chains, and boosting the national economy, eventually leading to a sustainable food security system. This is achieved by developing and implementing an integrated management