Mahaseel holds training on modern agricultural systems
Mahaseel for Marketing and Agricultural Services Company, a Hassad Food subsidiary, is keen on developing the private agriculture sector as part of efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in the country.
In this regard, the company has held a training course on modern agricultural systems with an aim to contribute to the development of the private agriculture sector, which has been accorded top priority in view of its increasing contribution to the national exchequer.
Representatives of the local farms that have agreements with Mahaseel to benefit from its marketing services attended the course.
About 160 local farms have already registered with Mahaseel to benefit from the marketing and agricultural services provided by the company to farmers, aiming to increase the quantity and enhance the quality of their local produce.
The training course was held over the period of two consecutive days (December 29-30), divided into theoretical and practical studies. The same course will be repeated on January 1-2.
The first day of the course (theoretical) was held at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment. It focused on several important topics such as, crops handling, harvest, collection, sorting as well as transportation.
The theoretical material also covered the mechanical, physiological, pathological and environmental damages that could occur to the crops, as well as the importance of managing postharvest operations.
The second day of the training course was held at “Qtfa” Arab Qatari Company for Agriculture Production – where the attendees conducted field applications at the production site. Mahaseel is currently working with local farm owners as per two types of contracting programmes: pre-contracting and daily direct contracting, following specific conditions for each programme.
The pre-contracting programme is a guarantee for farmers to sell their produce at a fixed price, without any influence by the market supply and demand factors, thus ensuring a nearconstant return once achieved the agreed upon quantities, so the farmer’s main focus will be on the farming activity.
Moreover, the company has developed a well-designed work system to ensure an efficient process from receiving the local produce, to sorting, packaging and marketing in the local market, so the product reaches the consumers in the best quality.