ADAFSA signs a partnership agreement with ne’ma

ADAFSA signs a partnership agreement with ne’ma

- Dr. Maryam Hareb Al Suwaidi “We aim to assess the current situation and develop indices for measuring food loss and waste on a regular basis”.

- Khuloud Al Nuwais: “We aim to establish the national food loss and waste indices in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi”.

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), signs a partnership agreement with “ne’ma” – the National Food Loss and Waste initiative in the United Arab Emirates, to work on developing a national baseline for measuring food loss and waste in Abu Dhabi, which is in line with the National Food Security Strategy’s goal to reduce food loss and waste by 50% by 2030.

The agreement was signed by H.E. Saeed Al Bahri Al Ameri, Director General of ADAFSA on behalf of the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, and H.E. Ahmed Al Shamsi, CEO of Emirates Foundation on behalf of “ne’ma” initiative. The signing ceremony took place in Abu Dhabi International Food Exhibition "ADIF", which is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Board of