Planting the seeds of change: Qatar’s Food Security Strategy

In a country with more sand than soil, forging food security is not so straightforward. So, what does it take to grow resilience closer to home? Qatar in Motion explores how Qatar rewrote the rules of agriculture to reshape what is possible in the desert. With just 2% arable land, intense heat and scarce rainfall limiting local agriculture, Qatar didn’t have much choice but to rely on imports to feed its population. Or so it thought. When supply chains were disrupted during the blockade imposed on the tiny gulf nation in 2017, self-sufficiency became necessary for Qatar’s survival. Guided by the National Food Security Strategy 2024–2030, Qatar has begun to produce. In this episode of Qatar in Motion, Laila explores how the country rewrote the rules of agriculture through strategic vision, cutting-edge technology and innovation to reshape what’s possible in the desert.