Minister of Municipality and Environment visits productive farms in Qatar
- 4 years ago
H.E. Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Subaie, Minister of Municipality and Environment and Chairman of the Committee for following up the Implementation of Food Security Policies in the Government and Private Sectors, visited a number of Qatari productive farms on Thursday. This visit aimed to get familiarized with the status of the farms after the blockade and during the current corona crisis and identify the challenges facing the development of the agricultural sector in the country.
The visit coincided with the third anniversary of the blockade on Qatar and falls within the context of concern of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment in following up the efforts of Qatari productive farms regarding the development of the agricultural sector in the country.
His Excellency praised the significant qualitative shift witnessed by these farms in the processes of agricultural production and the use of the latest agricultural technologies, which has had a great impact in increasing agricultural production and providing the needs of the local market and raising the self-sufficiency ratios of the country in fresh vegetables. Accordingly, the production of Qatari vegetables has increased from about 55 thousand tons in 2017 before the blockade, to more than 91 thousand during the past year.
His Excellency listened to the farms owners as they explained the obstacles and challenges facing agricultural production and proposals that would overcome these challenges and contribute to the further development and promotion of the agricultural sector in the country. In addition to that, his Excellency listened to the proposals submitted by the farms owners regarding the development of agricultural support mechanisms as well as agricultural marketing processes.
His Excellency was accompanied by His Excellency Mr. Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Towar Al-Kuwari, Vice President of the Qatar Chamber and member of the Committee for following up the Implementation of Food Security Policies in the Government and Private Sectors. Also present were Mr. Mubarak Bin Nasser Al Khalifa, Director of the Minister's Office, Mr. Yousef Al-Khelaifi, Director of the Department of Agricultural Affairs, and Mr. Massoud Jar Allah Al-Marri, Director of the Food Security Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment.
At the end of these visits, his Excellency and his delegation praised the efforts made and the great production boom that these farms have made during the past period. They further stressed on the main role of the private sector represented in the productive farms as a strategic partner in achieving the desired food security in the State of Qatar. They also pointed to the keenness of all state institutions to provide all the necessary support for the continued development of the agricultural sector as one of the main sectors in achieving food security in the country.
Source: Minister of Municipality and Environment
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