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Doha: The Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the Department of Agricultural Affairs and Souq Waqif Management, will organise 3rd Local Dates Festival for 2021 season tomorrow.
With the participation of 60 local farms and national companies, the festival will be held at western square of Souq Waqif for 10 days from 3pm to 9pm and during weekend until 10pm.
Head of the Old Markets Department at the Private Engineering Office, Muhammad Al Salem said in a statement yesterday that the exhibition, in its third edition of 2021, aims to promote the national product of dates and introduce its different types.
The festival aims at encouraging local farm owners to provide outlets for displaying and marketing their products directly to the public, which will reflect positively on the volume of dates, its sales and enhances its ability to increase production and develop the marketing method. It is also an opportunity for exchanging experiences between producers and processing units of local dates, which contributes to the development of this important sector.
He said that the Souq Waqif Management dedicated the western square to host the festival in a large tent. Al Salem said that places have also been allocated for companies, exhibiting farms, venues for accompanying events and public services.
He pointed out that the venue for the festival has been prepared with all the commitments and equipment necessary to complete the marketing process.
Al Salem said that festival will be held following the COVID-19 preventive measures. He noted that as a commitment from the Souq Waqif Management to preserve the health and safety of visitors to the festival, receiving two doses of the vaccine against the coronavirus and wearing a mask are required to enter the festival, as well as observing social distancing for all.
