QNA
Doha
The Ministry of Municipality (MoM), represented by the Agricultural Research Department, concluded a regional training course on the methodologies and mechanisms for biotic stress examination, bioinformatics and genetic improvement of crops to achieve food security.
The ministry organised the training course in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, with the participation of 30 trainees from Qatar, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
The training course focused on providing participants with practical skills in using modern technologies to analyse agricultural data and develop crops to meet climate challenges, and to learn about the latest programs and technologies used globally in this field.
Director of the Agricultural Research Department at the MoM, Hamad Saket Al Shammari, said that organising this training course is an important step towards enhancing food security in the region, indicating that the course brought together a group of researchers and specialists from eight Arab countries. Al Shammari stressed Qatar’s keenness to continue its role in supporting scientific research and developing the agricultural sector in the region.
For their part, participants expressed their satisfaction with the excellent level of the course and the knowledge and experience they gained, commending the level of organisation and high-level facilities provided by Qatar.