Sentences with phrase «upon food imports»

Countries that depend upon food imports and whose people spend one - third or more of their income on food are most vulnerable to increased global food prices, according to an analysis by Japanese investment firm Nomura.

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Upon completion of the DFP, Dubai is expected to become a major regional hub for food wholesale, import, export and re-export.

Agric Minister Fifi Kwetey assured government is committed to improving upon agric production and cut down on the nation's food import bill.

Urban agriculture to a large extent complements rural agriculture and increases the efficiency of the national food system in that it (IDRC 1998) provides products that rural agriculture can not supply easily (e.g. perishable products, products that require rapid delivery upon harvest), that can substitute for food imports and can release rural lands for export production of commodities.