Doha, December 12 (QNA) - Qatari newspapers highlighted in their Thursday editorials the launch of the National Food Security Strategy 2030 by HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani on Wednesday. The new strategy aims to achieve sustainable food security through guiding principles that include promoting healthy and consumer habits, ensuring food safety and quality, sustainability, adaptation to climate change, and building effective partnerships.
The newspapers noted that Qatar gives the agriculture production sector top priority, as it is one of the basic pillars for achieving economic diversification and ensuring agricultural sustainability.
Al-Sharq newspaper underlined Qatar's continuous journey in achieving pioneering steps towards sustainable food security that meets the needs of the present and the future, which is evident in the launch of the National Food Security Strategy 2030 inaugurated by HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani.
The launch of the National Food Security Strategy 2030 was considered a pivotal step in the process of enhancing Qatars ability to face current and future challenges in the field of food security, said the newspaper. This step reflects the vision of the wise leadership towards achieving sustainable development and enhancing food security, and the top priority that Qatar places on the agricultural production sector, as one of the basic pillars for achieving economic diversification and ensuring agricultural sustainability.
For its part, Al Watan newspaper said that the National Food Security 2030 aims to achieve sustainable food security through guiding principles that include promoting healthy and consumer habits, ensuring food safety and quality, sustainability, adaptation to climate change, and building effective partnerships. This would enhance the position of Qatari crops in the markets, and develop a sustainable and flexible food system that keeps pace with global changes to ensure safe and sustainable food supplies, based on the consideration of food security as a basic right that enhances the stability of society.
Al-Watan explained the new strategy is based on three main pillars. The first pillar is local production and local markets by enhancing production using modern and sustainable technologies to meet market needs. The second pillar is strategic reserves and early warning systems to ensure the continuity of food supplies in times of crisis by establishing food reserves and developing early warning systems. The third pillar is international trade and investment by diversifying food supply sources by strengthening trade relations and strategic partnerships with producing countries.
The newspaper concluded by pointing out that Qatar has given the agricultural production sector top priority, and the country is entering a new phase through a strategy that includes a series of initiatives to address the challenges facing farm owners, and achieve the desired goals through a flexible, sustainable and fair food system by 2030. (MORE)