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Sao Paulo: Qatar Chamber participated in the fifth edition of the Arab-Brazilian Economic Forum in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The event brought together government officials, private sector representatives, and prominent business leaders from across Arab nations and Brazil to explore new avenues for economic, trade, and investment cooperation.
The Chamber was represented at the forum by Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Obaidli, Board Member and Chairman of the Food Security and Environment Committee and the Technology and Innovation Committee.
Al Obaidli participated in the Forum's second session, titled "Food Security, Agribusiness and Resilience of Fertilizer Supplies," which addressed key challenges and opportunities across agricultural supply chains and global food security.
Speaking during the session, Al Obaidli emphasized the vital partnership between Arab nations and Brazil, noting that while Brazil is a global leader in agricultural and food products, while Qatar is a leader in energy and fertilizer production. He described this strategic complementarity as a solid foundation for long-term investments and cooperation.
He affirmed that Qatar's state-of-the-art transportation, storage, and distribution network positions the country as a reliable global logistics hub.
Al Obaidli highlighted Qatar's success in strengthening food security, noting significant strides in boosting local production, diversifying import sources, and building robust strategic reserves. He also underscored the expansion of foreign investments aimed at scaling national food security projects.
He stressed the importance of leveraging technology and artificial intelligence to develop agriculture and enhance productivity.
He explained that these capabilities open broad avenues for Qatari-Brazilian private sector collaboration across key sectors, including food production, fertilizers, processing, cold-chain logistics, and agtech solutions.
Al Obaidli emphasized Qatar Chamber's commitment to strengthening communication between Qatari and Brazilian business communities and creating avenues for further partnerships and investment that support food security and open new opportunities for the private sector. He noted that cooperation between the two sides could evolve from traditional trade relations into strategic partnerships and integrated investments.
Held under the theme "Global Economy in Transformation: New Brazil-Arab Countries Agenda," the Arab-Brazilian Economic Forum brings together officials, private sector representatives and business leaders from Arab countries and Brazil. Discussions focus on global economic shifts, energy issues, food security, agribusiness, logistics, trade, investment, innovation, the digital economy and artificial intelligence.
