The Festival of Premium Qatari Vegetables and Qatar Farms has opened at LuLu Hypermarkets under the patronage of the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME). The inaugural ceremony at LuLu Hypermarket - Al Gharafa was attended by Sheikh Dr Faleh bin Nasser al-Thani, assistant undersecretary for Agriculture and Fisheries Affairs, and Yusuf Khalid al-Khulaifi, director of the Agricultural Affairs Department at the MME, representatives from a number of local farms and LuLu officials. The festival offers certified premium local vegetables in boxes, and LuLu officials indicated that premium Qatari vegetables will be made available at all Lulu outlets until the end of the season. The event is being held as part of the ongoing ‘Premium Qatar Farms Programme’ launched by the MME at major commercial outlets, according to a press statement by LuLu. Pictured are MME and LuLu officials at the launch of the festival.