Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Food for a growing nation

Every day, 8.3 million residents of the UAE bite into breakfast, lunch and supper without ever questioning the origins of a dizzying array of foodstuffs grown and shipped from every corner of the globe to the country.

By the time thousands of ingredients are served up in falafels, steak dinners and biryani at home, eateries or hotels throughout the country, 85 percent of the goods have migrated thousands of kilometres by air and sea to feed the hungry masses in a desert country working to boost local agricultural production to offset reliance on foreign imports.

A further Dh3.4 billion worth of cereals were imported while Dh1.5 billion in coffee, tea and spices made their way into homes, cafes and restaurants across the country
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Source: http://www.albawaba.com/food-growing-nation-403920

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