UAE is best placed in Middle East and Africa for food security, report says – The National

UAE is best placed in Middle East and Africa for food security, report says – The National

The UAE is the best placed in the Middle East and Africa region in terms of food security and its ability to navigate supply chain disruptions, according to a new report.

The Emirates had the lowest risk among 56 countries in the Middle East and Africa region from issues such as supply chain disruption, inflation, food insecurity and rising debt in the fourth quarter of 2022, followed by Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, the report by data and analytics company GlobalData found.

The GlobalData Country Risk Index (GCRI) incorporates the latest available macroeconomics, political, social, technological, environmental and legal data.