Qatar eyes 55% self-sufficiency in vegetables by 2030

Doha, Qatar: The National Food Security Strategy 2030 targets to make Qatar 55 percent self sufficient in local vegetable production. The strategy als...

Doha, Qatar: The National Food Security Strategy 2030 targets to make Qatar 55 percent self-sufficient in local vegetable production. The strategy also aims at increasing productivity of agricultural lands by 50 percent to enhance the production to the targeted level.

The local production of red meat and fish are also targeted to reach 30 percent and 80 percent respectively by 2030. The strategy also targets 100 percent self-sufficiency in dairy and fresh chicken production.

Qatar has made remarkable achievements in fresh food production over the last few years. There are over 950 agricultural productive farms operating across the country. Lands for farming organic products increased 100 percent last year.

Over 26 million kg local vegetables were marketed by Mahaseel Company for Marketing and Agricultural Services in 2024. The number of livestock including sheep, goats, camels and cows reached 1.4 million.

The Agricultural Affairs Department at the Ministry of Municipality provides adequate support to local farms to increase produce and improve quality.