Doha, November 18 (QNA) - The Ministry of Municipality inaugurated today 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.
HE the Minister of Municipality Dr. Eng. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaei said that 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 the Minister of Municipality 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, adding that the presence of the yard within an integrated market that includes vegetables, fish and meat will incentives consumers to visit more regularly.
His Excellency 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 consumer, pointing out that Studying and applying this experience in Al Wakra Square, where work is underway 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.