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Biggest ever AgriteQ kicks off in Doha bringing together 675 exhibitors from 55 countries

The exhibition is in line with the goals of the ‘Comprehensive Plan for Food Security,’ which is a framework for increasing self-sufficiency in Qatar. The 10th Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition…

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Qatar has capability to achieve food security globally: Lebanese minister

The Gulf state boosted its self-sufficiency over the past years, powering through different crises. Qatar has the capability to lead the way to achieve food security globally, Lebanon’s Minister of…

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Here’s how Qatar is investing in food security in world’s poorest countries

Qatar has signed a whopping $13 million five-year agreement with The World Poultry Foundation (WPF) to expand the poultry sector in Sierra Leone and The Gambia. The money is set…

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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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