Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi - KEZAD Group, the integrated trade, logistics, and industrial hub of Abu Dhabi, and the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) signed an agreement for the joint establishment of a Global Agri-food City.

Under the agreement, the two entities will collaborate to stimulate growth and investment across Abu Dhabi’s food trade ecosystem, including the Abu Dhabi Food Hub – KEZAD and KEZAD Agtech Hub – Al Ain, through the implementation of an enabling and unified regulatory framework.

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The regulations will cover trading, distribution and logistics, processing, agtech production, R&D and related activities.

The agreement was signed by Mohamed Ghareeb Al Hosani, Chief Experience Officer, KEZAD Group and His Excellency Nasser Mohammed Al Junaibi, Executive Director, Investment and Commercial Sector, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority.

KEZAD has also signed with Change Foods an agreement to design a dedicated commercial manufacturing plant solution for the production of its animal-free dairy in Abu Dhabi, with the support of the Ministry of Economy of the UAE under the NextGen FDI initiative.

The agreement was signed by David Bucca, Founder and CEO, Change Foods and Mohamed Al Khadar Al Ahmed, CEO Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi - KEZAD Group.

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