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Mahaseel marketed 10m kilos of local vegetables since January 2021
15 Mar 2021 - 19:13
The Peninsula
Doha: Mahaseel for Marketing and Agri Services Company (a subsidiary of Hassad) announced today that it has successfully marketed 10 million kg of locally produced vegetables in the Qatari market, since January 2021. This figure is double the amount, which was marketed during the same period last year.
Mahaseel provides marketing services to more than 350 local productive farms, through more than 100 marketing outlets around the country, including Al Meera, Lulu and Carrefour. During peak times, Mahaseel received more than 220,000 kilos of vegetables per day. We are delighted to announce that Mahaseel marketed 10M kilos of fresh vegetables in the local market from the start of 2021, this quantity is equivalent to double the amount marketed during the same period last year, which shows the company’s success in showcasing the added value of the local produce” said, Mohamed
MME official affirms efforts to enhance value of local product
13 Mar 2021 - 17:26
QNA
Doha: Assistant Director of the Agricultural Affairs Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) Adel Al Kaldi Al Yafei affirmed the Ministry s role in supporting the prices of local vegetables and its continuous work to enhance the value of the local product and improve marketing methods for farm owners, through a package of proposed programmes and initiatives.
In press statements, the Assistant Director of the Agricultural Affairs Department said that the Ministry had launched many marketing initiatives that farms can benefit from, such as opening direct marketing outlets like the five Qatari agricultural product yards in various parts of the country, which had been operating since 2012 at Al Mazroua, Al Khor and Al Thakhira, Al Wakra, Al Shamal and Al Shahaniya, with the aim of providing farmers with an opportunity to sell their products directly to consumers without