QBG webinar underscores local plant conservation, food security initiatives

QBG webinar underscores local plant conservation, food security initiatives

Qatar Foundation's Qur’anic Botanic Garden (QBG) has hosted an online discussion titled ‘The Importance of Local Initiatives for Plant Conservation and Food Security’. The interactive session, moderated by renowned Qatar Radio anchor Buthaina Abdul Jalil, featured QBG research assistant Ahmed El-Gharib and several other environmental experts from around Qatar. They shared their expertise and experiences in plant cultivation, agriculture, and biodiversity. Other discussion topics included the conservation and propagation of fungal plants, home farming, and the importance of food security initiatives. One of the guest speakers in the event, Shuaa Abdullah Al-Sada, botanical researcher and author of the book ‘Gardening in Arabia: Fruiting Plants in Qatar and the Arabian Gulf’, discussed her experience in tree, perennial, and medicinal plant cultivation and how they can be grown in home conditions. She also detailed the plant varieties that can be cultivated in Qatar’s high heat and humidity ecological conditions.