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03 April 2019

Chinese Dairy Giant in Talks with Fifa about Sponsoring World Cup 2022
QATAR - China’s second biggest dairy producer said it is in talks with football’s governing body about sponsoring the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 as it strives to boost its brand and gain the edge over rivals....

29 March 2019

Qatari Dairy Exports First Batch of Products
QATAR - In just 20 months after the blockade, Baladna Food Industries, Qatar’s largest producer of fresh dairy, has announced its first export of dairy products to Afghanistan. Qatar used to import nearly 98 percent of its dairy products before June...

21 January 2019

Qatar Aims to Export Dairy, Poultry Products by Year End
QATAR - After increasing the production of dairy and poultry products tremendously in the last one-and-a-half years, the Ministry of Municipality and Environment is aiming to start exporting these two types of food products by end of this year....

23 October 2017

Qatar Dairy Farms Achieve 47% Self-sufficiency Post Siege; Poultry Achieves 75%
QATAR - Qatar has achieved 75 per cent self-sufficiency in poultry and over 47 per cent in dairy production and after the blockade an increase of 25 per cent and 20 per cent was recorded respectively....

16 August 2017

Dairy Plants, Milk Products Undergo Inspection
QATAR - The Ministry of Public Health has carried out numerous intensive inspection campaigns on dairy factories and milk products to check compliance with quality and production standards....

11 July 2017

German Cows to be Flown to Qatar to Meet Dairy Demand
QATAR - A herd of 140 German cows will be flown to Qatar this week to help the country meet its dairy demand as it struggles under the Saudi-led blockade....

08 February 2017

MME Launches Campaign to Boost Livestock Wealth
QATAR - The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has launched “Our Shepherds” campaign, in co-operation with a number of local charities and private entities to improve the living conditions of the livestock raisers....

30 October 2009

OIE Meeting Delegates Call for More Lab Capacity
QATAR - Capacity-building of laboratories should be the top priority in the Middle East, according to delegates at the 10th Conference of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Regional Commission in Doha. ...