35,000 tons of green fodder produced over three years: Hassad Food

Doha: Hassad Food, Qatar’s investment arm in food and agribusiness sectors has announced the production of approximately 35,000 tons of green fodder (Alfa Alfa, Rhodes & Barley) through the company’s local investment, over a period of three years, aimed at supporting the local livestock sector to contribute to achieving food security for Qatar.

In line with Hassad's investment strategy, which includes supporting and developing projects that supports in achieving self-sufficiency, Hassad increased the locally cultivated land area to approximately 10 million sqm, spanning over three farms in Irkiyyah, A’Riffa and A’Sailiya (specialized in producing green fodder), the company said in a statement on Tuesday. 

Moreover, Hassad developed a plan that includes developing five additional pivots for green fodder production, spanning over 1.8 million sqm. 

Furthermore, Hassad allocated two pivots on an area of ​​600,000 sqm for pivot irrigation via solar energy - as the company activated this system for the first time in the local fodder production sector, in line with Hassad’s plans to utilize the use of renewable energy in agriculture. Hassad also has a plan to increase the number of pivots that operate via solar energy to six pivots, bringing the total area to 1.8 million sqm, it said.

Additionally, the company provided alternative animal feed products (fodder cubes and grass) with affordable prices for livestock owners, to ensure the availability of commodities throughout the year and stabilize the prices - these alternative products have high nutritional value, as they contain a high percentage of protein and are suitable for feeding all types of livestock.

The company's products are available through eight sales points distributed across the country in: Al Shehaniya, Al Mazroua, Semsema, Al Wakra Central Market, Al Wakra, Abu Nakhla, Al Karaana and Irkiyah. Three additional sales points are planned to open in Al Khuraib, Al Rayes, and Al Khor, to meet the needs of livestock owners from animal feed.