# Global Food Week closes in Abu Dhabi with AED6.9 billion in deals

> The three-day event reported 97 agreements worth AED6.9 billion and more than 47,092 attendees, alongside food-security and agritech sessions.

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- Published: 2026-10-11T15:19:58+00:00
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- Event / data period: 2026-10-09
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Global Food Week 2026 ended in Abu Dhabi on 9 October with 97 agreements signed over three days, worth AED6.9 billion in total, according to the organisers. The event drew more than 47,092 attendees, a reported 17% increase on the 2025 edition. ADNEC Group and the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) organised the week.

The programme included the second Global Food Security Summit and the 12th Abu Dhabi Date Palm Exhibition. It also featured the first Abu Dhabi Honey Symposium and an AgriTech Forum covering controlled-environment farming, precision irrigation and AI-driven production models intended to reduce water use in arid settings. The figures describe the event’s reported outcomes; the announcement did not break down agreements by sector or state how much represented completed investment or spending.

## Data

### Global Food Week 2026 figures

Main indicators reported by the organisers at the close of the event.

Methodology: Source-reported figures are recorded with their stated periods and status; no recalculation or conversion was made.

| label | value | unit | period | basis | value_qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agreements signed | 97 | count | 2026-10-09 | observed |  |
| Reported total value of agreements | 6.9 | billion AED | 2026-10-09 | observed |  |
| Attendees (at least) | 47092 | people | 2026-10-09 | observed | lower-bound |
| Attendance increase from 2025 edition | 17 | percent | 2026-10-09 | observed |  |
| Exhibitors | 2580 | count | 2026-10-09 | observed |  |
| Countries represented | 92 | countries | 2026-10-09 | observed |  |

Sources: <https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2nmy3m-global-food-week-concludes-abu-dhabi-with-deals> · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/abu-dhabi-global-food-week-2026-deals/data/reported-indicators?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/abu-dhabi-global-food-week-2026-deals/data/reported-indicators?lang=en&format=csv)

## Sources

- [Emirates News Agency (WAM), Global Food Week 2026 results announcement](<https://www.wam.ae/en/article/c2nmy3m-global-food-week-concludes-abu-dhabi-with-deals>) (Source checked: 2026-10-11; Published: 2026-10-09)

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