11th Edition of Qatar's International Agricultural Exhibition to Kick Off Wednesday

11th Edition of Qatar International Agricultural Exhibition - AgriteQ 2024 will begin on Wednesday

Under the patronage of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, the 11th edition of Qatar's International Agricultural Exhibition - AgriteQ 2024 will begin on Wednesday at the Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha, with the participation of several local and international agricultural entities and companies.

The AgriteQ supports local farmers and the local agricultural product by displaying modern agricultural techniques and exploring new horizons for improving the Qatari agricultural sector, which plays an important role in raising self-sufficiency rates in certain commodities and foodstuffs.

It is a unique platform for promoting agricultural and technological investments in the State of Qatar and strengthens trade ties with participating countries. The countries participating in Expo 2023 Doha will have a vital role in enriching and making the exhibition a success, offering an exceptional opportunity to enhance cooperation between the State of Qatar and these countries.

The exhibition will feature diverse events and activities in agricultural, animal, cultural and entertainment fields.

The Ministry of Municipality's keenness on organizing the AgriteQ annually is within the framework of the great interest that the State of Qatar attaches to the advancement of the agricultural sector in different agricultural, animal and fishery fields as well as support and assistance provided to this vital sector, one of the important economic sectors in the country aiming to achieve food security and realize the objectives of the strategic plan of the Ministry of Municipality and the third national development strategy 2024-2030.

The Ministry stated that organizing this exhibition underscores the state's increasing interest in the agricultural sector in recent years to attain major breakthroughs in local production, increase self-sufficiency rates and achieve food security, pointing out that this year's edition is a continuation of the success of the past ten events that witnessed a local and international participation.

It explained that the exhibition serves as a direct gateway to access the latest global technological innovations that support the national trend towards expanding the scope of agricultural production to meet the local demand for food products in accordance with the objectives of the Qatar National Food Security Strategy, which represents a comprehensive framework for improving the level of self-sufficiency in line with best practices and the latest agricultural and food technologies.

Source: QNA