Souq Waqif Date Festival to Begin on July 27th

QATAR  JULY 20 TH 2017:  The Ministry of Municipality and Environment will launch a ten-day festival of fresh dates at Souq Waqif on July 27 that will showcase dates at cheaper rates to visitors. About 57 local date palm farms will participate in the fest. Varieties like Khalas, Khanizi, Barhi, and Shishi will be available. This festival, organized amid the ongoing economic blockade of the country, aims to support and encourage local products and to achieve food security. Agricultural Affaris Department at the Ministry is organizing the festival in collaboration with Souq Waqif management.Seeds will also be available at a discounted price. Last year the total production of dates was around 28,877 tonnes, which was able to meet 81 percent of local demand. The remaining is imported from Oman and other countries. There are 1,307 registered farms in the country, out of which ‘active’ farms producing dates are 902, the Ministry said on its official Twitter account.

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