{"article":{"annotation":{"article_id":"uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally","available_at":"2026-10-15T20:20:19.042254Z","geography_revision":"ef6ee0010dda5fe7b240fd514749b43e214c57da73222d2e40ec83b276dd0977","id":"60e6e429bf08f2df5a4fd2ab5b5369eff156a16fd03fa10df093d462eaa171b6","input_sha256":"d2eae2f0c4a089f17326a5236435055f36cffceb4ef49144244eeb0193532a49","limitations":["Rule-derived subjects are candidates, not verified editorial labels or calibrated model probabilities.","Coverage is distinct from event location. Unknown country/city/coordinates remain absent; no automatic geocoding.","Article geometries keep their stated precision and methodology; reproducing them is not independent coordinate verification."],"method":"controlled-rules-v1","places":[{"admin1":null,"city":null,"coordinate_note":null,"coordinate_reference_system":"OGC:CRS84","coordinate_source":null,"country":"AE","evidence":[{"field":"country","language":"en","note":"Explicit preserved editorial country/region; no city or national centroid inferred","source_urls":["https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2r7jqj-sif-2026-uae-targets-50-local-crops-sharjah"]}],"geometry":null,"id":"iso3166-1:AE","kind":"country-or-area","labels":{"ar":"الإمارات العربية المتحدة","en":"United Arab Emirates","es":"Emiratos Árabes Unidos","fr":"Émirats arabes unis"},"match_status":"candidate","precision":"regional","role":"coverage","uncertainty_m":null}],"rules_sha256":"fb5ad3c27c91cb840f7a0a05f7f64a5cb26ad0374409ff9457f277c7092e22b4","schema_version":1,"subjects":[{"concept_id":"medtop:20000210","confidence":null,"confidence_method":null,"evidence":[{"field":"category+topics","language":"en","note":"Preserved editorial category/topic; broad candidate only","source_urls":["https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2r7jqj-sif-2026-uae-targets-50-local-crops-sharjah"]}],"method":"controlled-rules-v1","rule_id":"agriculture-broad","status":"candidate"}],"taxonomy_revision":"1f2db31d811fca07e99b16d402c10e2cc2965c9df1c7b41d9be348b40a24e7fb","taxonomy_version":"IPTC Media Topics 2026-Q2"},"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally?lang=en","category":"agriculture","content":{"key_points":[],"paragraphs":["Mohammed Saeed Al Nuaimi said on 15 October that the UAE was updating its National Food Security Strategy 2051 with the private sector. Emirates News Agency reported that the strategy sets a target for local production to account for 50% of the country’s crops.","Al Nuaimi pointed to smart farming methods, including indoor agriculture and hydroponics, as potential contributors. The report did not give a completion date or a crop-by-crop calculation method; the percentage is a stated target, not a measured production share."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"AE","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"هدف وطني أُعلن عنه في جلسة بمنتدى الشارقة للاستثمار في 15 أكتوبر.","de":"Nationales Ziel, das am 15. Oktober bei einer Sitzung des Sharjah Investment Forum genannt wurde.","en":"National target reported at a Sharjah Investment Forum session on 15 October.","es":"Objetivo nacional presentado en una sesión del Foro de Inversión de Sharjah el 15 de octubre.","fr":"Objectif national présenté lors d’une session du Sharjah Investment Forum le 15 octobre.","pt":"Meta nacional apresentada numa sessão do Fórum de Investimento de Sharjah em 15 de outubro.","tr":"15 Ekim’de Şarika Yatırım Forumu oturumunda aktarılan ulusal hedef."},"id":"uae-local-crop-target-data","items":[{"basis":"target","label":{"ar":"الحصة المستهدفة من المحاصيل الوطنية لإنتاجها محلياً","de":"Zielanteil der nationalen Kulturen, der lokal erzeugt werden soll","en":"Target share of national crops to be produced locally","es":"Proporción objetivo de cultivos nacionales que se producirían localmente","fr":"Part visée des cultures nationales à produire localement","pt":"Parcela pretendida das culturas nacionais a produzir localmente","tr":"Yerel olarak üretilmesi hedeflenen ulusal bitkisel üretim payı"},"measure":{"aggregation":"rate","frequency":"irregular","geography":"united-arab-emirates","id":"uae-local-crop-production-target","periodRole":"announcement-date","unitCode":"percent"},"period":"2026-10-15","unit":"percent","value":50}],"methodology":{"ar":"أوردت وام الهدف بوصفه إنتاج نصف محاصيل البلاد محلياً. ولم يحدد المصدر جدولاً زمنياً أو مقاماً تفصيلياً لكل محصول.","de":"WAM beschrieb das Ziel als lokale Erzeugung der Hälfte der landwirtschaftlichen Kulturen des Landes. Die Quelle nannte weder einen Zeitplan noch einen Nenner nach einzelnen Kulturen.","en":"WAM reported the target as producing half of the country’s crops locally. The source gave no defined timetable or crop-by-crop denominator.","es":"WAM describió la meta como producir localmente la mitad de los cultivos del país. La fuente no indicó un calendario ni un denominador por cultivo.","fr":"WAM a présenté l’objectif comme la production locale de la moitié des cultures du pays. La source n’a précisé ni calendrier ni dénominateur par culture.","pt":"A WAM descreveu a meta como produzir localmente metade das culturas do país. A fonte não especificou calendário nem denominador por cultura.","tr":"WAM’ın haberinde hedef, ülkedeki bitkisel üretimin yarısının yerel olarak yapılması şeklinde aktarıldı. Kaynak tanımlı bir zaman çizelgesi veya ürün bazında payda sunmadı."},"sourceUrls":["https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2r7jqj-sif-2026-uae-targets-50-local-crops-sharjah"],"title":{"ar":"هدف الإمارات لإنتاج المحاصيل محلياً","de":"Ziel der VAE für die lokale Pflanzenproduktion","en":"UAE local crop production target","es":"Objetivo emiratí de producción local de cultivos","fr":"Objectif émirien de production agricole locale","pt":"Meta dos EAU para a produção local de culturas","tr":"BAE yerel bitkisel üretim hedefi"},"type":"metrics","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T20:12:00Z"}],"version":1},"data_downloads":[{"formats":{"csv":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally/data/uae-local-crop-target-data?lang=en&format=csv","json":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally/data/uae-local-crop-target-data?lang=en&format=json"},"id":"uae-local-crop-target-data"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"editorial_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of fields, soil and irrigation data.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-agriculture","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"topic","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"event_id":"event-bb3e77d4-9545-5c67-b93f-e225badee5df","event_period":"2026-10-15","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","id":"uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally","image":null,"importance":0.6,"language":"en","modified_at":"2026-10-15T20:19:53+00:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","published_at":"2026-10-15T20:19:53+00:00","reading_minutes":1,"region":"world","section_illustration":{"alt":"Conceptual illustration of fields, soil and irrigation data.","asset_id":"newsverum-v1-agriculture","avif_variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-480.avif","width":480},{"height":480,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-720.avif","width":720},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-960.avif","width":960},{"height":800,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-1200.avif","width":1200},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-1536.avif","width":1536}],"credit":"Newsverum","documentary":false,"height":1024,"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","language":"en","scope":"section","url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-1536.webp","variants":[{"height":320,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-480.webp","width":480},{"height":640,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-960.webp","width":960},{"height":1024,"url":"https://newsverum.com/assets/newsverum/illustrations/v1/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536}],"width":1536},"slug":"uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally","sources":[{"checkedAt":"2026-10-15","name":"Emirates News Agency (WAM)","publishedAt":"2026-10-15","url":"https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2r7jqj-sif-2026-uae-targets-50-local-crops-sharjah"}],"summary":"The climate and environment ministry undersecretary said the National Food Security Strategy 2051 is being updated with the private sector and aims for half of the country’s crops to be produced locally.","text":"The climate and environment ministry undersecretary said the National Food Security Strategy 2051 is being updated with the private sector and aims for half of the country’s crops to be produced locally.\n\nMohammed Saeed Al Nuaimi said on 15 October that the UAE was updating its National Food Security Strategy 2051 with the private sector. Emirates News Agency reported that the strategy sets a target for local production to account for 50% of the country’s crops.\n\nAl Nuaimi pointed to smart farming methods, including indoor agriculture and hydroponics, as potential contributors. The report did not give a completion date or a crop-by-crop calculation method; the percentage is a stated target, not a measured production share.","title":"UAE cites 50% target for locally produced crops","topics":[],"translations":[{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally?lang=tr","language":"tr","url":"https://newsverum.com/tr/news/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally?lang=en","language":"en","url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally?lang=ar","language":"ar","url":"https://newsverum.com/ar/news/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally?lang=fr","language":"fr","url":"https://newsverum.com/fr/news/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally?lang=es","language":"es","url":"https://newsverum.com/es/news/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally?lang=de","language":"de","url":"https://newsverum.com/de/news/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally"},{"api_url":"https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally?lang=pt","language":"pt","url":"https://newsverum.com/pt/news/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally"}],"url":"https://newsverum.com/en/news/uae-food-security-strategy-targets-half-of-crops-produced-locally"},"version":"1"}