The Ministry of Municipality and Environment’s (MME) Agriculture Affairs Department has taken part in the GCC Food Day, conducting a number of awareness lectures. The GCC Food Day is being observed today (April 15). The lectures on honeybees were conducted at Qur’an Botanic Garden, which comes under the Qatar Foundation. The aim was to introduce visitors on the importance of honeybees and their relation to the environment, in addition to its role in the pollination of flowers, increasing the spread of wild plants. The lectures also mentioned the best ways to raise honeybees and extract honey and wax. A number of schools around the country took part at the event. The MME is also taking part in the Family Day in Qatar celebrations, which falls on April 15 every year, adopting the topic “We stay in harmony even if we disagree”.