Registration opens for national initiative for local production and subsidised lamb meat for Ramadan

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in co-ordination with the Ministry of Municipality, has announced the start of registration for a national initiative to encourage local production and subsidise the prices of lamb meat for the holy month of Ramadan.

The registration started on Monday and runs until March 10.

With the initiative, the MoCI aims to encourage and support livestock breeders who own ranches and farms.

It wants to support local production of sheep to protect Qatar’s commercial and economic environment, and to maintain a supply-demand balance that ensures price stability in the market.

It also seeks to ensure access to red meat during Ramadan at reasonable prices, a press statement notes.

The MoCI indicated that breeders and farm owners, who have male sheep of the breeds (Awassi-Najdi-Arab-Harri) and who wish to participate in the initiative, must register at the Animal Wealth Department, Ministry of Municipality, Al Mansoor Tower, 11th floor.

Applicants must either turn up in person or send a representative who holds a notarised power of attorney.

The MoCI has also defined the required conditions for registration in the initiative: the applicant must have a valid licence and a livestock breeder certificate.