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| Source Cultural Village Foundation-Katara. The Mahaseel Festival. |
The first edition of the Mahaseel Festival hosted by the Cultural Village Foundation-Katara in collaboration with the Qatari Agricultural Department at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment was launched on January 7. The new initiative stems from Katara's vision of serving the community, by working with and supporting local businesses, institutions and charities.
The Mahaseel Festival features agricultural produce and livestock as well as competitions, exhibitions and interactive events to promote public awareness and interest in Qatari food produce. Restaurants at the cultural village will support the venture by sourcing all their fresh produce from participating outlets at the festival.
GM, Cultural Village Foundation-Katara, HE Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti said, "The festival will continue to host 22 sales outlets and 12 mobile vending vehicles which will offer visitors the best quality of produce including fruits, vegetables, honey, poultry and dairy products in addition to flowers."
In addition to these events, the festival features a date palm exhibition, Nakheel, to raise public interest about the natural life cycle of the palm tree, and to increase awareness of its health and commercial benefits. The festival also elaborates on the significance of the palm tree in the Quran.
In order to avoid undue wastage of fresh produce, Katara coordinates with various charitable organisations to ensure that any leftover produce at the end of each day is distributed to needy families in the country.
Interested?
The festival continues every weekend from 1pm to 2am until May 1 in Katara's southern area (Parking Area 05). Entry is free.
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