A number of local farmers have stressed they are set to intensify efforts to increase production of various vegetables to cater to the expected higher demand during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
They told local Arabic daily Arrayah that the plan is to present the local market from November with new products such as shrimps, in addition to more quantities of honey, dates, mushrooms and different types of green vegetables.
The farmers observed that such a global event taking place in the country would certainly increase demand on all types of agriculture and farm products. The local agriculture production is at its peak during November.
The farmers observed that such a global event taking place in the country would certainly increase demand on all types of agriculture and farm products. The local agriculture production is at its peak during November.
Dr Salem Al-Naemi, a farm owner, said the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 has been taken into consideration by all Qatari farms. All preparations have been made in his farm to increase production, including importing the required materials, especially those from Europe to avoid any disruption to the supply chain due to ongoing international events.
Dr Al-Naemi explained that his farm produces mushroom, which depends to a large extent on imported fertilisers. He also expects that there will be high demand for various types of dates and hence his farm is working on preparing and packaging dates in a particular way for the global event.
Ali al-Kaabi, another farm owner, observed there should be co-ordination among the entities concerned and local farm owners to estimate the volume of products needed during the event and whether there will be more imports to cover the needs of the local market during the World Cup period.
Al-Kaabi stressed he will be ready to open his farm to the visitors during the FIFA World Cup 2022 to explore the high quality and distinctive varieties of figs.
Youssef al-Tahir, owner of a farm, expressed his hope that farms would extend all their support to the event and do their best to boost production to fulfill the increased demand. This was also reiterated by Mubarak Rashed al-Nuaimi, another farm owner. He also expects greater turnout in buying dates, as many visitors would be keen to take some when returning to their countries.
