Doha: Al-Arab newspaper highlighted in its Thursday editorial the efforts of the Ministry of Municipality to enhance food security programs for the State of Qatar through increasing production and using technology-based farming systems, with the aim to achieve self-sufficiency and support farms with greenhouses (cooled and regular), and rationalize the consumption of irrigation water.
According to Qatar News Agency, the newspaper explained that the project to distribute modern irrigation networks to farms for use in open-field agriculture, which began in 2022, aims to spread modern irrigation methods and increase the area cultivated by drip irrigation. Al-Arab pointed to the ministry's interest in supporting Qatari farms and rationalizing the consumption of water used in agriculture through raising awareness and training farmers, and explained that traditional or old irrigation methods lead to the waste of 50-60% of the amount of water used, which affects the groundwater reserves. Concluding its editorial, Al-Arab emphasized that developing local production and increasing its efficiency using modern and sustainable technologies depends on implementing the National Food Security Strategy 2030, which is an ambitious roadmap for achieving sustainability and resilience in Qatar's food system in the face of global challenges.
In another local matter, Al-Watan newspaper discussed the National Scholarship Initiative to sponsor Qatari students pursuing a bachelor's degree in nuclear engineering, launched by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau. The initiative represents a valuable opportunity to qualify specialized national cadres that support scientific development and radiation security, aligning with the objectives of Qatar National Vision 2030. The newspaper added that the importance of this scientific specialization at the national level represents a strategic step towards building qualified national cadres in crucial scientific fields, enhancing scientific research, diversifying the economy, and building a knowledge-based economy.
Furthermore, Al-Watan concluded its editorial by stating that the initiative offers exceptional benefits for scholarship recipients, such as a full scholarship salary, guaranteed employment after graduation, and the inclusion of the study period within years of service. This ensures job stability, opens the door to postgraduate studies, and allows students to develop a stable and distinguished career path, thus supporting the state's readiness to address the unique challenges in this vital field.
Additionally, The Peninsula noted the launch by the Ministry of Labor of the Qatar Private Sector Localization Award 2026, highlighting that HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued a decree in 2025 establishing the award with the aim of promoting positive competition among private sector institutions, honoring national talents and innovative pioneers, and celebrating distinguished institutions. The Award represents a strategic step towards consolidating a sustainable nationalization approach, achieving the desired targets, and empowering Qatari talent to assume leadership roles within private sector institutions and companies, so that they become a fundamental pillar in achieving sustainable development, the newspaper underlined.
The Peninsula concluded its editorial by noting that the award has set four main objectives: contributing to achieving Qatar National Vision 2030 by supporting localization, empowering national talents, honoring leaders and innovators who have presented ideas that contribute to building national human capital, promoting a culture of excellence and positive competition among companies, and honoring entities that have achieved tangible accomplishments in the field of localization.