Quinoa seedlings are pictured at ICBA headquarters in Dubai, UAE. — International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)/Handout via Reuters
ABU DHABI: In the past four years, the United Arab Emirates has grown a small but rising share of its own organic tomatoes, aiming to shore up food security in an import-dependent desert country.
The effort – part of a broader push to produce more home-grown food amid fears climate change could trigger instability in the global food trade – started after the country was hit by food export bans during the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
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