Sixth Mahaseel Festival begins at Katara

The Katara Cultural Village Foundation has launched the 6th edition of the Mahaseel Festival on 7 March 2022, as part of its efforts aimed at supporting Qatari farmers and supplying the market with local products.

The event is led by Cultural Village Foundation, Katara in cooperation with the Agricultural Affairs Department of the Ministry of Municipality. It will run until March 12 and will then continue every Thursday, Friday and Saturday until May 15 from 9am to 9pm.

This year’s crop festival and market has the distinct participation of a group of major national companies specialised in food production, as well as Qatari farms and nurseries, dedicating its position and role year after year as an annual economic platform that supports the local product of food industries and local agricultural products, in addition to supporting farm production in the country.

Mahaseel Festival and Market reveal the growing volume of local agricultural and food products, and contribute to marketing the products of Qatari farms at competitive prices, in line with the State's continuous support for agriculture, local food production and livestock, in order to achieve sustainability and self-sufficiency in this vital economic sector, support food security in the country, and raise the volume and quality of local production.

This year's edition was inaugurated by Katara Director-General Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti in the presence of Yousef Khalid Al Khulaifi, Director of Agricultural Affairs at the Ministry of Municipality.