Post: Qatar Chairs 32nd Preparatory Meeting of GCC Undersecretaries of Agriculture Ministries Committee

The State of Qatar, represented by the agriculture and food security affairs sector of the Ministry of Municipality, chaired on Tuesday the 32nd preparatory meeting of the committee of undersecretaries of agriculture ministries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, which was held via videoconferencing. The meeting discussed a number of topics related to enhancing cooperation in the sectors of agriculture, livestock, and fisheries in the GCC countries. In light of the major and successive global challenges such as climate change, increasing demand for food, and economic fluctuations, it has become necessary to find innovative and sustainable solutions and adopt effective strategies in the field of agriculture and food production to enhance the food security system in the GCC countries, said Eng. Fahad Mohammed Al Qahtani, Assistant Undersecretary for Agriculture and Food Security Affairs of the Ministry of Municipality. The meeting was attended by Their Excellencies the undersecretaries of the ag riculture ministries in the GCC countries and HE Khalid bin Ali Al Sunaidi, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Development Affairs of the GCC General Secretariat. Source: Qatar News Agency