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BBC report draws on Farrelly & Mitchell analysis of COVID-19 impact in Arab nations

Each country has its own particular challenges. In Saudi Arabia and the UAE, food security is generally sound, but particular sectors are suffering as a result of the conditions imposed by efforts to contain the virus.

This is particularly evident for perishable goods and there is also present a greater motivation to diversify the sources of food being imported into these countries.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, “are also keen to diversify the sources of the food they import,” said Eng. Najeeb Hamad Al-Hamid, Director of the Middle East and Africa Region at Farrelly & Mitchell Consulting Services in Food and Agriculture.

While supply chains and storage practices have given resilience to food security in some respects, there are concerns about the implications of the crisis persists well into 2020.

Neighbouring countries in the Gulf and other Arab states such as Yemen have to contend with conflict, while unemployment and labour shortages are also adding to the complexity of problems governments and private industry must strategise their way out of during the pandemic, so as to ensure food supplies are maintained.

Stay up to date on Farrelly & Mitchell’s perspective on the evolving coronavirus crisis, what it means for food and agribusiness and how our services can help businesses to adapt and overcome the challenges ahead.

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Malachy Mitchell is co-founder and Managing Director of Farrelly & Mitchell. He works with CEOs, executives and leaders from private enterprises and public sector institutions helping to grow their food sector companies and agribusinesses.

BBC report draws on Farrelly & Mitchell analysis of COVID-19 impact in Arab nations

Each country has its own particular challenges. In Saudi Arabia and the UAE, food security is generally sound, but particular sectors are suffering as a result of the conditions imposed by efforts to contain the virus.

This is particularly evident for perishable goods and there is also present a greater motivation to diversify the sources of food being imported into these countries.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, “are also keen to diversify the sources of the food they import,” said Eng. Najeeb Hamad Al-Hamid, Director of the Middle East and Africa Region at Farrelly & Mitchell Consulting Services in Food and Agriculture.

While supply chains and storage practices have given resilience to food security in some respects, there are concerns about the implications of the crisis persists well into 2020.

Neighbouring countries in the Gulf and other Arab states such as Yemen have to contend with conflict, while unemployment and labour shortages are also adding to the complexity of problems governments and private industry must strategise their way out of during the pandemic, so as to ensure food supplies are maintained.

Stay up to date on Farrelly & Mitchell’s perspective on the evolving coronavirus crisis, what it means for food and agribusiness and how our services can help businesses to adapt and overcome the challenges ahead.

Author

Malachy Mitchell

Managing Director

Malachy Mitchell is co-founder and Managing Director of Farrelly & Mitchell. He works with CEOs, executives and leaders from private enterprises and public sector institutions helping to grow their food sector companies and agribusinesses.

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