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Qatar’s plant factory to provide year-round production of vegetables

To find solutions for farming in the nation, the Ministry’s Agricultural Affairs Department collaborated with a number of foreign and domestic research organisations. Qatar will soon boast a new plant…

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Qatar tops ‘access to food’ list across Arab world

Qatar had started growing its self-sufficiency over the past years, especially following the 2017 GCC crisis. Qatar has topped Arab countries in terms of food access and ranked as the…

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Qatar joins worldwide campaign to reduce food waste

The Recipe for Change campaign introduced in Qatar is an initiative to reduce food waste and improve food sustainability. Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality (MoM) has joined a universal campaign on…

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Qatar pumps $426,000 donation into fighting food insecurity in Houston

A massive donation by the Texas-based Qatar Harvey Fund was able to introduce a new mobile food pantry in Houston. Officials from the Embassy of Qatar have joined Houston-based nonprofit…

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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 launches first floating cage fish-farming project in the region

The initiative will further boost the country’s fish industry. Samkna, a new fish farming initiative, has launched the region’s first offshore Aquaculture project in Qatar’s open water, which uses floating-cage…

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Qatari farm harvests saffron for the first time

Local saffron will now be available in a supermarket near you. For the first time in Qatar, a local farm has started harvesting top quality saffron and is eyeing a…

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75,000 to benefit from new Qatar Charity flour mill in northern Syria

Qatar Charity’s flour mill installation will service nearly 75,000 people. More than 75,000 people in northern Syria are expected to benefit from a new flour mill installed by Qatar Charity…

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Baladiya releases 46,000 baby black-finned sea bream in Qatari waters

Authorities boost the local fish industry by releasing thousands into the sea. The Fisheries Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has released 46,000 baby black-finned sea bream…

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