Great news for those of you who love this nutritious fruit! The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), in collaboration with Souq Waqif, has announced that the fourth edition of the Local Dates Festival is all set for kick-off on Tuesday, July 23!

Over 80 local farms will participate in the festival, which will run until August 3.

The festival will feature some of the finest dates such as Al Khalas, Al Shichi, and Al Khunaizi.

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment organize local dates festival in Souq Waqif from July 23rd to August 3rd. #QNA

— Qatar News Agency (@QNAEnglish) July 18, 2019

The festival complements the Ministry’s continuous efforts to support and encourage all national products, including dates, under an ambition to achieve food security in the country.

This year’s festival will see the participation of an increased number of local farms in contrast to previous years.

Ministry of Municipality and Environment in collaboration with #SouqWaqif announces the organizing of 4th #LocalFreshDatesFestival from 23 July to 03 August 2019 at Souq Waqif. A large Number of local farms are participating in the festival. #SummerInQatar #MME #Qatar pic.twitter.com/iqkuqjYF7o

— Baladiya (@Baladiya1) July 18, 2019

The success of the festival is reflected in the volume of sales. In the 2018 edition, 205, 185kgs of dates worth QR1.7 million were sold while the number of visitors was 54,000.

The Organizing Committee has said the dates to be offered for sale must be free of insects. 

The festival will open its doors to visitors from 4 pm to 10 pm from July 23 to August 3. Visitors will be able to purchase dates and learn about the different varieties produced locally.

Will you head over to the exhibition? Let us know in the comments below!

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Source: Qatar Tribune 

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