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Qatar’s largest dairy firm signs $500mn deal with the Philippines

The sealed deal includes an integrated dairy facility worth $500mn. Qatar’s largest dairy and beverage producer, Baladna has signed an agreement to produce dairy products in the Philippines. The project…

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Business

Qatar’s dairy giant Baladna to produce milk in Malaysia

The Qatari agricultural company has teamed up with Malaysian firms to expand to rural areas and increase production of dairy products. Baladna, Qatar’s largest dairy and beverage producer, signed an…

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Local Dates Festival returns to Souq Waqif next week

80 farms are set to participate in the sixth edition of the local dates festival at Souq Waqif. The 6th Fresh Local Dates Festival 2021 is set to launch in…

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Mass fish farming project to produce 600 tonnes of tilapia annually

Qatar’s environment ministry has launched an initiative that aims to produce over 600 tonnes of tilapia fish annually in a mass fish farming project. More than 600 tonnes of tilapia…

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Qatar ramps up fight against climate change with expanded fish farming

Qatari initiatives to expand fish farming in Gulf waters are hoped to prevent the depletion of resources caused by the impact of climate change. Depletion of fishery stocks has prompted…

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Qatar soon to be home to ‘Middle East’s first plants factory’

The eighth edition of the Qatar international agricultural exhibition concluded on Saturday and featured 200 exhibitors. Qatar will soon be home to the Middle East’s first factory of plants, authorities…

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Culture
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Qatar biggest aquaculture farming project begins producing vegetables

Agrico company starts production in the biggest aquaculture project in Qatar. Qatar’s national agricultural project began producing on Tuesday, marking another milestone in the country’s self-sustainability plan. The project, developed…

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Mahaseel festival opens on Wednesday in Katara

Katara Cultural Village launches the fifth edition its annual Mahaseel festival this Wednesday. Katara invites citizens, residents, and tourists to shop at its 5th edition the annual Mahaseel festival that…

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Business

Second batch of German cows flown into Doha

All photos courtesy of Baladna [facebook url=”https://www.facebook.com/BaladnaDoha/videos/1888023894852546″ /] Up until the boycott, Saudi Arabia met most of Qatar’s fresh dairy needs. But once the nation closed its borders, authorities had to…

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