Qatar: Blockade fuels demand for local organic vegetables
Speaking to Gulf Times, a source from a leading retail chain in the country said they have seen an increasing demand for organic tomato, cucumber, lemon and mushroom, among other items, since the start of the blockade imposed by the Saudi-led bloc.
He added that the growing popularity of organic produce has prompted many customers to choose locally grown vegetables and other fresh products instead of imported ones.
“People go for such items because prices are reasonable and the local farms also assure us that the fresh produce is free from harmful chemicals,” the source stressed.
Apart from cucumber and regular tomato, he noted that people also buy broccoli, cherry tomato, capsicum, chili, lettuce and cabbage.
In a bid to help achieve food security in Qatar, some local farms have started producing vegetables through hydroponics.
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