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Agriculture in Qatar
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The Sahara Forest Project
QATAR, 2012/12/22 Authorities involved with an ambitious project in Qatar, the Sahara Forest Project, said they were determined to contribute to plans undertaken by the government and Qatari organisations to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on food imports. Qatar, like other member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), relies heavily on importing food to meet the needs of growing populations. Officials overseeing the project said they would be capable of building mega plants to generate power, extract fertiliser and desalinate water within three years, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported. -
Africa – food insecurity a problem from Doha to Dakar
QATAR, 2012/12/19 Qatar may be of the richest nations in the world, but it has something in common with its African counterparts – food insecurity. This Middle-Eastern oil-producing country imports 90 % of its food because it is a dryland country. “Food is very expensive here,” an immigrant Ghanaian taxi driver who opted to remain anonymous told IPS.
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