The weekly Cabinet meeting, chaired by HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, on Wednesday approved a draft decision of the minister of municipality and environment to identify the poisonous seeds and seedlings that are prohibited from entering and being planted in Qatar.

Giving details of the meeting, HE the Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr Issa Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi sated that under the provisions of the draft decision, the banned poisonous seeds and seedlings shall be determined in accordance with Table 1 attached to this decision.

Poisonous seeds and seedlings used in the medical field which cannot enter Qatar or be planted in the country without the authorisation of the competent authority shall be identified in accordance with Table 2, which is annexed to this decision.

The Cabinet also approved a draft Memorandum of Understanding for co-operation in the field of Islamic affairs and endowments between the governments of Qatar and Sudan, a draft co-operation agreement in the field of education, higher education, scientific research and technology between the governments of Qatar and Eswatini and a draft Memorandum of Understanding for scientific co-operation in the fields of agriculture, environmental protection and rural affairs between the Ministry of Municipality and Environment in Qatar and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the UK.

The Cabinet reviewed the report prepared by the follow-up committee of the Implementation of Food Security Policies in the Public and Private Sectors on the plans and projects for implementing the National Strategy for Food Security.

The importance of this strategy is represented in the unifying of stakeholders' efforts concerned with the food security system, the optimal use of the State's natural and financial resources, strengthening of the food security system against shocks in emergencies, the prioritisation of food security initiatives and projects, protection and promotion of local production, improvement of the quality and safety of food and the provision of a safe and healthy strategic stock.

The Cabinet expressed satisfaction with the implementation of projects and what will be implemented in the future to achieve local self-sufficiency of food commodities and increase the strategic stock of them and with the contribution of the private sector in this area.

The Cabinet also reviewed the letter of HE the Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs on the results of the 34th Session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Justice and the 63rd meeting of the Executive Office of the Arab Justice Ministers (Sudan, November 2018). The Cabinet took the appropriate decision thereon.