Hassad, Qatar’s premier investor in the food sector, has announced a strategic partnership for the second edition of the food security conference that will be held on November 26 under the patronage of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME).
Mohamed al-Sadah, Hassad’s CEO, told a press conference yesterday, that supporting the country in achieving food security constantly tops Hassad’s strategic objectives.
“We are keen to extend our support in developing the local agricultural sector. The conference will establish a platform to discuss the sector’s challenges and propose effective solutions, given that local and international field experts will attend it” al-Sadah explained.
The conference, according to him, comes at a time when food security has become a top priority for the country in order to achieve self-sufficiency in vegetables, dairy products and livestock.
Jaber Salem al-Harami, managing director and CEO for Dar Al Arab, said that they are glad to have strategic partnership with Hassad.
“It will add another dimension to the conference. We will discuss the company’s contribution to support the food security efforts, through it’s international and local investments during the conference panels. Furthermore, we will discuss the company’s efforts to support the local farmers to increase and enhance there vegetables’ production” he said.
HE the Minister of Municipality and Environment Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al-Subaie will give the keynote speech in the opening ceremony.
Key subjects such as national efforts to achieve food security and some prominent researches conducted in the field of agricultural and livestock will be discussed during the different panels.
Hassad was established in 2008, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar Investment Authority.
The company has diverse investments in several countries like Australia, Turkey, Canada and Oman.
Additionally, Hassad established several local companies to support the local agricultural sector, like Mahaseel for Marketing and Agri Services and Aswaq for food facilities Management, as well as several other companies in the fields of poultry, fodder, dates and vegetable farms.