Ministry of Climate Change and Environment graduates first batch of participants in the Youth Food Security Stations national project

Ministry of Climate Change and Environment graduates first batch of participants in the Youth Food Security Stations national project

DUBAI, 20th March, 2023 (WAM) – Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, attended the graduation ceremony for the first batch of participants in the Youth Food Security Stations national project, which the Ministry had launched in collaboration with the National Service and Reserve Authority.

The programme forms part of the Ministry’s strategy to enhance national food security, ensure flexibility and continuity of supply chains, and empower the youth to venture into agricultural entrepreneurship.

The graduation ceremony was attended by Major General Staff Hassan Mohammad Bani Hammad, Chief of Force Development Authority at the Ministry of Defence, and Hamed Al-Hamed, Founder and Chairman of Gracia Group, a holding group of agriculture-focused companies, which took on the task of training reserve service recruits.

Mariam Almheiri thanked the National Service and Reserve Authority for the support it provided for the project and for selecting an elite group of young Emirati reserve service recruits to develop their skills in agriculture.

She also thanked Gracia Group for its efforts in training the young participants to develop their agricultural skills and knowledge.

“Food security has certainly created an urgent need to involve the youth in efforts to achieve the UAE’s vision to enhance food security, relying