Forum Portugal Qatar and the Portuguese meat project team have renewed their partnership to extend a project aimed at developing commercial, trade, business and projects on b2b cases, it was announced.
“Qatar presents itself as a very attractive market, with a strong strategic potential for the internationalisation of the meat of excellence of Portuguese indigenous breeds and is therefore expected to obtain very positive and promising result.
“Forum Portugal Qatar is the ideal partner to enter the market, based on knowledge and expertise from last years, promoting and strengthen trade between the two countries,” Forum Portugal Qatar chairman Nuno Anahory said in a press statement.
The Portuguese Meat project team was in Doha from June 6-7 and met with potential business partners aimed at promoting and elevating business and trade relations between the two countries. Forum Portugal Qatar will be in Doha with a business delegation from Portugal in October.
Promoted by the National Federation of Associations of Autochthonous Breeds, the Portuguese Meat project aims to achieve international recognition and increase exports of meat from autochthonous Portuguese breeds of bovine (breeds Arouquesa, Barrosã, Cachena, Marinhoa, Maronesa, Mertolenga, Minhota and Mirandesa breeds), goat (Serrana breed), sheep (Churra Galega Mirandesa breed) and pork (Bísara breed), promoting the demand for products of recognised quality.
In this prospection visit, the project team, represented by the groups of producers of the Barrosã (Co-operativa Agro Rural de Boticas - CAPOLIB) and Mirandesa (Co-operativa Agro-Pecuária Mirandesa, CRL) bovine breeds, met with several leading companies in the agri-food sector, to present the project and collect information on business opportunities and partnerships with the aim of boosting the increase in exports of meat of excellence from the indigenous Portuguese breeds.
The Portuguese Meat project is co-financed by Compete 2020, Portugal 2020, and the European Union, through the System of Incentives for Qualification and Internationalisation - SMEs - Joint Projects, involving a total investment of 614,705.88 euros, co-financed in 55.25% of the eligible expenses by the European Regional Development Fund.
“Qatar presents itself as a very attractive market, with a strong strategic potential for the internationalisation of the meat of excellence of Portuguese indigenous breeds and is therefore expected to obtain very positive and promising result.
“Forum Portugal Qatar is the ideal partner to enter the market, based on knowledge and expertise from last years, promoting and strengthen trade between the two countries,” Forum Portugal Qatar chairman Nuno Anahory said in a press statement.
The Portuguese Meat project team was in Doha from June 6-7 and met with potential business partners aimed at promoting and elevating business and trade relations between the two countries. Forum Portugal Qatar will be in Doha with a business delegation from Portugal in October.
Promoted by the National Federation of Associations of Autochthonous Breeds, the Portuguese Meat project aims to achieve international recognition and increase exports of meat from autochthonous Portuguese breeds of bovine (breeds Arouquesa, Barrosã, Cachena, Marinhoa, Maronesa, Mertolenga, Minhota and Mirandesa breeds), goat (Serrana breed), sheep (Churra Galega Mirandesa breed) and pork (Bísara breed), promoting the demand for products of recognised quality.
In this prospection visit, the project team, represented by the groups of producers of the Barrosã (Co-operativa Agro Rural de Boticas - CAPOLIB) and Mirandesa (Co-operativa Agro-Pecuária Mirandesa, CRL) bovine breeds, met with several leading companies in the agri-food sector, to present the project and collect information on business opportunities and partnerships with the aim of boosting the increase in exports of meat of excellence from the indigenous Portuguese breeds.
The Portuguese Meat project is co-financed by Compete 2020, Portugal 2020, and the European Union, through the System of Incentives for Qualification and Internationalisation - SMEs - Joint Projects, involving a total investment of 614,705.88 euros, co-financed in 55.25% of the eligible expenses by the European Regional Development Fund.