Deep in the desert, in an air-conditioned barn, a cow steps onto a state-of-the art, mechanical carousel to have a milking machine attached to her udder. A year ago, Qatar had no dairy herd – relying on milk imported from Saudi Arabia. Now, Baladna farm has 10,000 cattle....
STEP inside, and it could be a scene from the English countryside or the American heartland: one hundred well-fed dairy cows spinning slowly on a circular milking parlour. But outside there are no green fields, only sand. Baladna (“Our Country”) is a dairy farm in the desert, 50km from...
Qatar is globally recognized for its massive gas reserves and widespread oil reservoirs with these 2 main factors fueling the country’s economy, along with its electricity and water. The revolution of solar power is being perceived as a prospective durable energy source for Qatar’s desalination developments and power generation....
As the years go by, technology is taking over the world one step at a time. Countries are slowly switching from a classic system to a new innovative one, and we’ve been hearing a lot about SMART Governance in the news lately. SMART Governance is the use of technology...
The nine-month Saudi-led embargo of Qatar has an undisputed mascot for Doha’s defiance: the cud-chewing American cow. Thousands of airlifted dairy cows landed in Qatar in the first months of the boycott that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt established against the country in June. The...
Baladna plans to offer its shares for public subscription during the first half of 2018 The vision of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, aims to support the national production system through the innovation of new projects and the development of national business...
Qatar has taken delivery of 165 cows that were airlifted into the Gulf state to ease a milk shortage caused by sanctions imposed by its neighbors. Qatar airlifts in cows after Arab embargo cuts milk supplies Qatar has taken delivery of 165 cows that were airlifted into the Gulf...
The Qatari company “BALADNA”, specialized in animal production, stated that they are trying to achieve self-sufficiency in milk and dairy products by mid 2018. All this is intended in order to address the effects of the blockade imposed by four Arab States on Qatar since last June 5. ...
If blockading countries thought Qatar would succumb to their combined pressures and bullying tactics, then they should have understood by now that it was just wishful thinking. Qatar has started to rely on itself for ensuring their food security, instead of importing everything like before. It has led Qatari...
Claire Fox November 4 2017 6:00 AM There’s dairy expansion and then there’s going from zero to 3,000 cows in less than four months. That’s what happened on the Baladna farm just north of Qatar’s capital city Doha in an embargo-busting mission being masterminded by 58-year-old John Dore from...