UAE Business: Abu Dhabi to host WUWM 2022 Conference – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: Abu Dhabi to host WUWM 2022 Conference – Gulf Digital News

AD Ports Group, the leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry in Abu Dhabi, has announced that it will host the 2022 edition of the World Union of Wholesale Markets Conference (WUWM).

A major event for the fresh food industry, it will bring together high level public and private sector practitioners and experts from around the world in productive dialogues around major challenges that food systems are facing.

Held in the Middle East for the first time, the event will take place at a crucial time, in which the issue of food security rose as a top priority for governments and communities around the world.

Major challenges

The current situation in Ukraine, staff shortages, border disputes, port congestions, increasing fuel prices, widespread food sourcing issues and the effects of climate change in food production are amid the major challenges facing the global food industry.

With the theme “Global food security in the XXIs: Risks, challenges and solutions to ensure resilient and sustainable fresh food supply chains” WUWM Abu Dhabi 2022 Conference will bring together the major actors of the fresh food system to discuss innovative and effective ways to ensure more resilient and sustainable fresh food supply chains.

In the GCC region nearly 80% of