- Qatar has a total area of 11,437 square kilometers with 68,000 hectares of arable land and a population of 1.7 million. More than 80% of Qatar's 1,156 farms are privately owned. - The document estimates production costs and net returns for important crops grown in Qatar, including tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, okra, bell peppers, eggplant, and fodder crops. It finds that tomatoes and cucumbers provide the highest net returns per hectare. - The study aims to evaluate production costs and net returns of major agricultural crops and fodder crops in Qatar to support the national food security strategy and development of the local agriculture sector.

1. Qatar
Workshop on Protected Agriculture 1
Dr. Ali El Kharbotly
Agricultural Research Department
Ministry of Environment
9/21/2015
Workshop on Protected Agriculture
Country Report:

2. Qatar today
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• 11, 437 sq km
• 68 000 ha of arable
land
• Population of 1.7 m

3. | 3SOURCE: Ministry of Environment; Personal communication with the Department of Agricultural Affairs
Number of farms in Qatar, 2012
240
4
1,400
1,156
Private noncommercial farms
Private commercial farms
Corporate large-scale farms
17%
< 1%
82%
Private commercial farms
▪ 300 - 1,000 ha
▪ Main crops: vegetables, animal
feed, dates; goats
▪ Ownership: companies,
national Qataris
Corporate farms
▪ > 1,000 ha
▪ Main crops: vegetables, animal
feed
▪ Ownership: government JVs,
corporations
Private non-commercial farms
▪ < 300 ha
▪ Main crops: vegetables, dates,
citrus
▪ Ownership: national Qataris as
part of household
More than 80% of Qatar's farms are privately owned
Agriculture in Qatar Today

4. Food
Security:
Production 2012, Target
and Commitment
2020
International
Trade
Strategic Reserves
4%
84%
109%
0%
46%
118%
74%
90%
10%
6%
70%
30%
61%
50%
70%
70%
70%
0%
0%
7%
11%
13%
14%
22%
39%
36%
51%
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120%
Sugar, Cereals and Pulses
Beef
Poultry meat
Sheep and Goat
Fruit
Vegetables
Poultry eggs
Fish
Dairy
Green fodder
2012 Production (%) Target 2020 Commitment (%)
Poultry meat
Poultry Eggs
Vegetables
Fish
Green Fodder
Fruit
Sheep & Goat
Beef
Dairy
Sugar, cereals, oil seeds, lentils
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Trade
Strategic Reserves
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Green-
houses
Fodder
Crops &
Orchards
• Develop sustainable domestic
agriculture practices to mitigate the food
security risk.
• Develop low input, environmentally
sensitive and high performing farming
practices with minimum human
workforce.
• Produce Agricultural products locally
that can not be stored for long time.
• Establish food safety by traceability
system for vegetables.
• Sustainability (Eco-friendly production
practices)
Agricultural Strategy

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Protected cultivation (%)
Greenhouses
Open field
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crop
Vegetables:
Sweet melon
Cucumber
Okra
Green beans
Tomato
Sweet Pepper
Ornamental plants
Protected Agriculture
Greenhouses
Air cooled
Not Air cooled
Net house
Growing media
Soil
Hydroponic
Pots
Growing bags
Irrigation
Drip irrigation
Fertigation
Area (ha)
Arable land 68000
cultivated land 10651
Greenhouses 186.3
Open field 10464.7

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Sahara Forest Project

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‫دراسة‬‫بدولة‬ ‫الزراعية‬ ‫المحاصيل‬ ‫ألهم‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬‫قطر‬
‫الموضوع‬‫الصفحة‬
‫المقدمة‬5
‫الدراسة‬ ‫أهداف‬5
‫البيانات‬ ‫ومصادر‬ ‫البحثية‬ ‫الطريقة‬5
‫االول‬ ‫الباب‬:‫محاصيل‬ ‫ألهم‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬
‫قطر‬ ‫بدولة‬ ‫الخضر‬
6
‫تمهيد‬6
‫الطماطم‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬6
‫الخيار‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬19
‫الملفوف‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬31
‫الكوسا‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬32
‫الزهرة‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬36
‫الباذنجان‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬37
‫الشمام‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬39
‫ال‬ ‫الفلفل‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬‫حلو‬44
‫الثاني‬ ‫الباب‬:‫محاصي‬ ‫ألهم‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬‫ل‬
‫قطر‬ ‫بدولة‬ ‫الخضراء‬ ‫االعالف‬
52
‫تمهيد‬52
‫الرودس‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬52
‫الجت‬ ‫لمحصول‬ ‫العائد‬ ‫وصافي‬ ‫االنتاج‬ ‫تكاليف‬ ‫تقدير‬54
‫الدراسة‬ ‫ملخص‬56
‫الوظيفة‬ ‫االسم‬
‫الزراعي‬ ‫االقتصاد‬ ‫خبير‬ ‫أ‬.‫د‬/‫العوضي‬ ‫فتحي‬ ‫عباس‬
‫الزراعي‬ ‫االقتصاد‬ ‫اخصائي‬ ‫م‬/‫عواض‬ ‫أحمد‬ ‫السر‬ ‫محمد‬

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