Sharjah 24 – WAM: Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of State for Food and Water Security, has concluded a three-day visit to Tatarstan, where she discussed potential areas of collaboration in food security with government officials and showcased the UAE’s efforts to enhance its food security by expanding its network of partnerships with various countries and international organisations.

Almheiri and her delegation were welcomed by Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan; Marat Zyabbarov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food, and Albert Karimov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade, in addition to several other government officials.

The delegation witnessed a presentation on the economic and investment potential of the Republic of Tatarstan from the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency. Following the presentation, delegation members were shown around several agro-industrial holding companies and agricultural enterprises, including RM AGRO, Agrosila, and Azbuka Syra, where they were able to see Tatarstan’s cultivation of feed, animal husbandry, and production of dairy and meat products first-hand. The day ended with a trip to a traditional Tatar settlement and farm market.

Almheiri was invited to her counterpart’s office at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, where the delegation participated in a roundtable with Marat Zyabbarov and witnessed a presentation on the republic’s agro-industrial complex and its companies. The three-day itinerary concluded with a visit to the Ramaevskoe farm, the Kausar agricultural cooperative, and the Kazan Oil Extraction Plant, where the UAE delegation witnessed rapeseed and sunflower oil production.

The visit formed the first leg of a two-country tour focused on examining opportunities to enhance food trade and share knowledge and expertise in food and agricultural technology enabling the transition toward sustainable food systems.