Ministry of Municipality starts providing support to farmers for new crop season

Doha: To enhance agricultural produce for food security, Agricultural Affairs Department of the Ministry of Municipality has started providing agricul...

Doha: To enhance agricultural produce for food security, Agricultural Affairs Department of the Ministry of Municipality has started providing agricultural support to local farmers for the new season 2024-25.

“The services section of Agricultural Affairs Department provides different types of support to farmers,” said Head of Agricultural Guidance and Services Section at Agricultural Affairs Department, Ahmed Salem Al Yafei.

Speaking to Qatar TV recently, he said: “Now we have started provided agricultural mechanisation service for preparing agricultural lands (ploughing and levelling) for the new season.” He said local farmers are getting new machines and plows and agricultural services at nominal prices. “The initiative aims at enabling farmers to utilise larger area of their farms for cultivation to increase the production,” said Al Yafei.

He said the second support from the department is to provide seeds to farmers. “We have started distributing seeds to farmers for the new season. It is very important for farmers to get seeds on time because they need to make preparations accordingly,” said Al Yafei. He said the department will also distribute fertilizers and pesticides to farmers later.

The Ministry of Municipality, represented by the Department of Agricultural Affairs, in cooperation with Mahaseel Company, has organised a workshop for farm owners and managers on crop quality management on pre- and post-harvest transactions.