Jordan: Qatar- MME signs agreements to enhance food security

Published 2021년 3월 27일

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The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) in Qatar has signed several contracts and agreements to enhance food security and achieve self-sufficiency in strategic commodities. The agreements include a memorandum of understanding with Qatar Development Bank to launch an initiative to encourage tilapia production and an agreement with nine private companies for breeding and fattening of local sheep and goats. The MME also signed contracts for three agricultural projects to produce green fodder using treated wastewater and an initiative to rehabilitate and afforest mobile farms in collaboration with the Qatar Livestock Society. These efforts aim to increase self-sufficiency in food production and support environmental sustainability.

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(MENAFN - Gulf Times) *Deals pertain to tilapia production, sheep and goat breeding and fattening, green fodder, etc. The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has signed a number of contracts and agreements with the authorities concerned in the country to enhance food security and achieve self-sufficiency in strategic commodities. The deals were signed on the sidelines of the eighth Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition (AgriteQ) and second Qatar International Environmental Exhibition (EnviroteQ) at the Doha Exhibition and Conference Centre. The exhibitions conclude on Saturday. The ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with Qatar Development Bank (QDB) to launch an initiative to encourage the production of tilapia by giving farmers an opportunity to establish productive projects on farms registered in the country, and with concessional financing from QDB. The initiative includes establishing two projects for the production of tilapia fish with a ...

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