Hamad Saket Al Shamari (second left), Assistant Director of the Agricultural Research Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, and Dr Rajbir Sangwan (third left), Director of UNIDO, giving a certificate to trainees on closing session of
The Ministry of Municipality and Environment is waiting for final result of an ongoing experiment under a research project to allow the farmers to use peaceful atomic energy in a bid to boost the agricultural produce, said an expert.
“The preliminary results of the project were impressive and clear and have positive impact on the environment as well as wild and edible plants in Qatar, said Hamad Saket Al Shamari, Assistant Director of the Agricultural Research Department at the Ministry.
Speaking to The Peninsula on the sidelines of a conclusion ceremony of workshop to train the employees for the implementation of the project, Al Shamari said that the use of atomic energy as a methodology is available at the Department. “We are conducting practical research in a certain area after a success in this area it can be deployed to farmers according to the mechanism and strategy within a specific protocol as per the final results of the project,” said Al Shamari.
He said that the preliminary result of the project was very positive and now we are waiting for final result. It is under process as the input will give output on which the outcome will be concluded, he added.
“ All research projects of the Agricultural Research Department are related to food security that assumed importance after unjust blockade.”
“We at the Department have first five year plan under Qatar National Vision Qatar 2030 that focus basically on food security programme in the country,” he added.
He said that the forthcoming five year plan also have many project that needed approval from authorities concerned and they will be announced soon.
The Department in collaboration with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), held a ten day workshop on use of atomic energy peacefully and safely in agricultural sector to ensure the food security in the country.
The workshop aimed at enhancing the capacity of researchers and employees of the Department on plant breeding and studying the variability between mother plant and newly developed plants among many others.
Al Shamri noted that the workshop was fruitful in boosting the capability and skills of the employee of labs run by the Department and Qatari fields through using peaceful nuclear energy on growing the plant and seeds to serve the purpose of national food security programme.
