Qatar chairs 32nd preparatory meeting of GCC undersecretaries of agriculture ministries committee

Qatar, represented by the agriculture and food security affairs sector of the Ministry of Municipality, chaired Tuesday the 32nd preparatory meeting of the committee of undersecretaries of agriculture ministries in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) countries, which was held via videoconferencing.

The meeting discussed topics related to enhancing co-operation in agriculture, livestock and fisheries in the GCC countries.

In light of the major and successive global challenges such as climate change, increasing demand for food, and economic fluctuations, it has become necessary to find innovative and sustainable solutions and adopt effective strategies in the field of agriculture and food production to enhance the food security system in the GCC countries, said engineer Fahad Mohamed al-Qahtani, the assistant undersecretary for agriculture and food security affairs of the Ministry of Municipality.

The meeting was attended by the undersecretaries of the agriculture ministries in the GCC countries and Khalid bin Ali al-Sunaidi, the assistant secretary-general for economic and development affairs of the GCC General Secretariat.