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MME successfully promotes the sale of local fruits and vegetables

Qatar has seen a significant increase in the volume and value of locally produced fruit and vegetable sales in the recent past with over 23,565 tons of local produce sold in 2020 and over 3,752 tons in January 2021.

This success story is partly due to the introduction of the “Premium Qatari Vegetable” marketing campaign. The initiative was launched by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) in cooperation with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) in January 2017.


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