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Doha
The Ministry of Municipality on Thursday inaugurated Al Mazroua Yard, which will sell local produce in Umm Salal Central Market.
The inauguration took place in the presence of a number of officials from the Ministry of Municipality, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Hassad Food.
Minister of Municipality HE Dr Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaei said the ministry is currently working on assigning Hassad Food with its agricultural services in order to improve the service in line with the best standards. These services include the provision of fertilizers and seeds among other services.
He added that the opening of the Al Mazroua Yard in its new location in the Umm Salal Central Market came in order to encourage initiatives that support Qatari farms and food security.
The presence of the yard within an integrated market that includes vegetables, fish and meat will give incentives to consumers to visit more regularly, he added.
The minister expressed his hope that the initiatives put forward by the ministry will preserve the gains local agriculture have made in recent and advance towards the achieving the state’s food security goals.
He noted that the yards for selling local produce plays an important role in marketing the products of Qatari farms, as it helps producers reach the consumer directly, and contribute to the completion of the food supply chain in the country, indicating that the presence of the yard inside the Umm Salal Central Market is more attractive to the consumers.
He pointed out that studying and applying this experience in Al Wakra Square, where work is under way to transfer it to a place that better serves consumers and includes integrated services.
On the sidelines of the inauguration, the Ministry of Municipality and Hassad Food signed an agreement to market farms’ products for the coming agricultural season.
Doha
The Ministry of Municipality on Thursday inaugurated Al Mazroua Yard, which will sell local produce in Umm Salal Central Market.
The inauguration took place in the presence of a number of officials from the Ministry of Municipality, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, and Hassad Food.
Minister of Municipality HE Dr Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaei said the ministry is currently working on assigning Hassad Food with its agricultural services in order to improve the service in line with the best standards. These services include the provision of fertilizers and seeds among other services.
He added that the opening of the Al Mazroua Yard in its new location in the Umm Salal Central Market came in order to encourage initiatives that support Qatari farms and food security.
The presence of the yard within an integrated market that includes vegetables, fish and meat will give incentives to consumers to visit more regularly, he added.
The minister expressed his hope that the initiatives put forward by the ministry will preserve the gains local agriculture have made in recent and advance towards the achieving the state’s food security goals.
He noted that the yards for selling local produce plays an important role in marketing the products of Qatari farms, as it helps producers reach the consumer directly, and contribute to the completion of the food supply chain in the country, indicating that the presence of the yard inside the Umm Salal Central Market is more attractive to the consumers.
He pointed out that studying and applying this experience in Al Wakra Square, where work is under way to transfer it to a place that better serves consumers and includes integrated services.
On the sidelines of the inauguration, the Ministry of Municipality and Hassad Food signed an agreement to market farms’ products for the coming agricultural season.
