Surrounded by what was once arid Qatari desert, Nezar al-Atawneh picked up a giant spaghetti pumpkin and brandished it trying to guess its weight. “This one must be at least eight kilos,” or nine pounds, he exclaimed proudly.Atawneh, operations manager at the Qatarat Agricultural Development Company (Qadco), played the guessing game in the middle of a field full of mature squash ready to be harvested in Al-Daayen, 40 kilometres north of Doha.Since June 2017, Qatar has prioritised local food production in response to an economic embargo imposed by its neighbours.Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt have cut …read more
Source: Gulf times
