Qatar Agriculture Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 6.3% during the forecast period (2021-2026).
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Qatar’s Agriculture market suffered from farm labor shortage during harvesting and input supply crisis, these in turn hampered the usual production of the country. The repeated lockdowns and shutdowns of processing units affected the supply chain and limited export of produces to importing countries. Moreover, lack of storage facilities led to increase quality loss of country’s produces.
Qatar majorly meets its domestic cereal demand through imports. Brazil, United States, India, and Australia are some of the major exporters of cereals to Qatar. The country is aiming for self-sufficiency in agriculture products by encouraging its farmers to adopt advanced farming techniques.
The increase in the adoption of advanced farming technologies and conducive government policies supporting domestic crop production are some of the factors driving the market growth in the country.
Key Market Trends
Increase in Adoption of High Technology Farming Practises
Qatar’s climate is characterized by low rainfall and high temperature. Despite these challenges, the country has made tremendous efforts over the last few years by adopting sustainable and smart agriculture techniques such as hydroponics, smart irrigation, and aquaponics that have improved the optimum utilization of arable land and the quality of fruits and vegetables.
Hydroponics a predominant system used in Vertical farming is gaining popularity among Qatar farmers, especially in growing local fruits and vegetables using minimal water resources. The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) is supporting local farms by helping them to set up greenhouse farms which will protect the crops from adverse weather conditions.
The number of greenhouse farms has increased from 471.0 in 2016 to 919.0 in 2017. According to the General Authority of Statistics, Saudi Arabia, the area under greenhouse vegetable cultivation was 3,294.7 hectares in 2019. The presence of advanced farming techniques such as hydroponics is enabling the availability of fruits and vegetables all year round thereby boosting Qatar’s domestic production.
Rise in Demand For Organic Fruits and Vegetables
The appetite for local produce products is gaining attraction among Qatar consumers. Consumers perceive local produce is of better quality and are aware of the low carbon foot-print for local products, which includes fruits and vegetables as compared to imported products. The blockade against Qatar by its neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt has made Qatar government overcome the challenges and make a conducive environment for farming by using sustainable agriculture practices.
The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has allocated lands for building large farms to increase the efficiency in the production of organic foods, including fruits and vegetables. Further subsidies for water and irrigation are provided to boost the organic production. With conducive policies supporting domestic organic farming, agriculture in Qatar is expected to grow during the forecast period.
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