The uptrend in the volume of vegetable production in Qatar is expected to continue year-on-year, ensuring a steady supply of fresh produce from local ‘active farms’, a prominent agriculturist told Gulf Times.
“If local farms produced around 40,000 tons in the past years, we have reached 60,000 tons this year due to the increase in the number of production farms and the growing acreage of greenhouses,” said Nasser Ahmed al-Khalaf, who is also the owner and managing director of Agrico, a private Qatari agricultural development company.
He also cited the significant contribution of advanced farming technology in growing various types of vegetables in the country even during the summer season.
Some of this fresh produce include cucumber, tomato, zucchini, eggplant, lettuce, bell pepper, onion, beans, capsicum, and other green leafy vegetables, in addition to mushrooms.
“We are at the end of the season this year, but some farms will continue to produce until the end of June using greenhouses with a cooling system. Unfortunately, the production does not last during summer and the only way is using high tech greenhouse with cooling and hydroponic systems,” al-Khalaf said.
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