Local saffron will now be available in a supermarket near you.

For the first time in Qatar, a local farm has started harvesting top quality saffron and is eyeing a 25 percent share of the local market. 

Located in Um Lashoosh in the north of the country, Saffron Qatar marked the opening of the harvest season earlier this week, paving the way for self-sufficiency in yet another sector of local production. 

Officials from Qatar’s environment ministry, Qatar Chamber and Hassad Food attended the opening ceremony, highlighting the farm’s potential in eventually covering all of the domestic market’s share. 

“We are very happy to inaugurate  Read More