A Malaysian professor wants to establish a research centre in Qatar that would help the country attain self-sufficiency in food production using advanced technologies.
Professor Sayed Azam-Ali, chief executive officer of Crops for the Future Research Centre (CFFRC), said food and nutritional security has been an important and interesting issue globally amid climate change and different factors that affect food production.
Using the right technology with the right knowledge, Azam-Ali has expressed confidence that the research centre could bring Qatar to greater heights in producing quality and healthy foods for its people.“It will also make the country a leader in the Arab region, growing its own crops like vegetables and fruits which can be flown to other GCC states in the future,” he said.
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