Food security.. a shared responsibility for treatment and solution

Food security is a concept that was and still is a defining obstacle in the entire world. The ability of every country to secure food for all its members alike and without shortage becomes difficult year after year, especially after crises, wars, and deterioration in the world, which complicates the task and makes it almost impossible. What are the causes of food security risk? What are the best ways to reduce food security problems?

Reasons that exacerbate food security problems
It has become necessary and imperative for every country to develop clear and comprehensive plans that help it face the problem of food security, whether by filling the shortage internally or through imports and foreign aid. The issue of food security is not limited to securing a quantity of food, but also ramifies into the quality of food and the method of nutrition, as an individual’s access to the same meal daily also leads to malnutrition, and therefore quality and diversity are also fundamental concepts in the issue of food security.

The increase in population comes on the list of the main reasons leading to the threat to food security, as the increase in the number of people around the world has made the demand much more than the quantity supplied. In addition, climate change, desertification, and water shortages play a major role in threatening food security in many countries. This is not to mention the internal and regional conflicts that stalk the entire world and prevent food security or sustainability from being achieved.

Addressing food security problems
Reducing food security problems has become a major issue in all countries of the world, and it mainly focuses on two or more basic ingredients, which are wheat of all kinds and rice. Recent years have witnessed significant increases in the prices of these food commodities, in addition to the tendency of some countries to store these reserves in order to prepare to face all crises, and this storage has negatively affected some other importing countries.

Easy steps can be taken to reduce food security problems, the most important of which is to reduce food waste as much as possible and reduce waste in daily life, increase agricultural productivity in countries, and use human and other resources in a more effective way in this context, in addition to exploiting technology for the purpose of storage and proper transportation of foodstuffs. In this context, and within the issue of combating food security problems, we mention the “DB World” company, a leader in integrated logistics services in the world, and supportive of food security and sustainability issues, which is making tremendous efforts to play its vital role in solving this problem. One of the most prominent initiatives of this company is the agreement it recently signed to establish new food production facilities in Jebel Ali Port, in order to enhance the production of grains and legumes throughout the year. It is also expected that this investment will provide a technological development in the automatic handling of grains and legumes and facilitate their transportation.

It is also worth noting the significant and continuous contributions of “DB World” to the growth of the food and beverage sector in the UAE in particular and the region in general, thanks to the agricultural and animal products sector in the Jebel Ali Free Zone, Jafza, which has a value of 13.3 billion dirhams. In fact, this pivotal role played by “DB World” in Jafza and Jebel Ali Port, in addition to the many initiatives under study and implementation in this field, supports a primary goal, which is for the UAE to be “number one” in the global food security index. By 2051. We invite you to visit the “DB World” website for more information about the initiatives of this pioneering company for a better future in terms of food security and sustainability.