Representatives of Baladna, Qatar Development Bank, Hassad Food, Al Meera, Lulu Hypermarket, Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, Qatar Chamber, Agrico Qatar, Qatar Islamic Bank, Vodafone, Al Rayyan Water Company and Al Sulaiteen Group were felicitated.
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A statement from the Ministry of Municipality noted that the event witnessed the signing of a number of memoranda of understanding between the two ministries and a group of participating entities as well as between local and foreign companies. These will contribute to increasing production and effectively contributing to increased self-sufficiency and achieving food security, and joint research.
Engineer Muhammad Ali Al-Khoury, head of the exhibition’s organising committee and director of the Public Parks Department, said that event achieved great success with the participation of 650 exhibitors from 52 countries. There were 30 official national pavilions.
Al-Khoury explained that the exhibition proved once again its prominent role in introducing the best products and latest technologies to the local market. “The wide participation reflected the growing international confidence in the promising opportunities and huge potentials available within the Qatari agricultural market. The exhibitions also witnessed the launch of a number of specialised publications,” he said.
Dr. Muhammad Saif al-Kuwari, chairman of the Conference Committee accompanying the exhibition, said that the event succeeded in attracting expert researchers and scientists in agriculture and the environment sectors. A total of 56 researchers including 40 Qatari specialists spoke at the conference.
He said that the scientists, researchers and specialists who participated in the accompanying scientific exhibition presented the latest innovations, science and research in the field of developing agriculture and eradicating agricultural pests as well as food security.
