Context: Recently, the UAE has launched Agriota, a new technology-driven agri-commodity trading and sourcing e-market platform that will bridge the gap between millions of rural farmers in India and the Gulf nation's food industry.
About AGRIOTA

• It is an E-market agricultural commodity trading platform launched by the UAE Government to bridge the gap between Indian rural farmers and the UAE Food Industry.
• The platform will allow farmers to connect with the UAE food industry directly bypassing intermediaries.
• It also optimizes the supply chain and ensures traceability creating value for all stakeholders.
• Under this, the online marketplace also provides end-to-end traceability and transparency through last-mile verification and extension infrastructure in a blockchain environment.

Additional Facts

Global Food Security Index

• It measures food security across most of the countries of the world.
• It was first published in 2012 and is managed and updated annually by The Economist’s intelligence unit.
• In 2019, Singapore topped the index and India was ranked 72nd out of 113 countries.

Global food policy report

• It has been released by the International Food Policy Research Institute(IFPRI).
• The theme of the 2019 report is rural revitalisation.
• The report highlights the urgency of rural revitalization to address a growing crisis in rural areas.