Marketing programmes sell 1548 tonnes of local vegetables in November – The Peninsula

Marketing programmes sell 1548 tonnes of local vegetables in November – The Peninsula

Doha: Marketing programmes — Premium Products and Qatar Farms — run by the Ministry of Municipality at major commercial outlets sold 1,548 tonnes of local vegetables in November.

As many as 1,205 tonnes of vegetables were sold out through Qatar Farms programme. Premium Products programme contributed in selling 343 tonnes. The programmes offer local vegetables at major shopping outlets such as Lulu Hypermarket, Carrefour, Al Meera and Family Food Centre throughout the year.

The local product marketing programmes are supervised by the Ministry of Municipality represented by the Department of Agricultural Affairs in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

The programmes aim to increase the demand for locally produced vegetables.