To further enhance our research about local produce and its development in Qatar we interviewed an employer at one of Qatar’s most expert farms that focused on “vertically grown soilless media vegetables”. Through this interview many of the findings were supportive of the argument that Qatar is indeed aware of the obstacles that climate change either brings to our environment or is caused by us and yet there is a little to non cooperation from the government that allows those local produce companies to engage with facilities that not only produced better product but its eco-friendly. The interviewer clearly addresses the obstacles they face that are caused by climate change as he states “ There are two main challenges in the region that all vegetable farmers need to deal with. The first one being the high temperature in the region and second is the dust cloud that blocks the light intensity that the plants need..to grow in the summer here high tech greenhouses with air conditioning are required. However, those are not profitable and require a lot of government subsidies.”, This reveals how the destruction caused by humans towards nature is not only bringing harm to the environment but the quality of products they use as basic necessities of life in terms of food. On the other hand it was interesting to see how the Qatari government dealt with local produce companies as the interview said that “the government does have a guideline on how to protect the environment while producing. in matters of where to get water and how to deal with the waste.” To summarize the Qatari government has been attempting in recent years to expand the number of crop production grown locally. The interview mentions that It’s highly beneficial to the country’s self-sufficiency in terms of food security.
Although as I stated before Qatar should also devote more attention towards the damage created on the environment that is caused through the process of local food supply as for no they are constantly putting themselves as “humans” and their need as a priority and leaving behind the description they have caused towards the environment. Which leads us to the text “The ‘Anthropocene’? Nature and Complexity, this link to my argument of how Qatar and local produce companies deal with nature in a way that brings harm to the environment and in the same time satisfies the need of humans, where we take complete control of the environment and use it in a way to benefit us without paying attention to the destruction we have caused, whether it destroying habits, polluting or any other damages that could affect all living species. Based on the article it argues and emphasizes on human activity for many years behind as history reveals has been not only affecting the environment in terms of climate change but the formation and the structure of rocks as a whole, as this is where the understanding of the anthropocene concept comes in as humans believe that they can treat nature however they want without dealing with the consequences. At last linking it back to the interview the employer mentions that one of the challenges is how during the summer it’s hard to continue their farming procedure due to high levels of temperature and dust within our region and it’s known that the temperature has only been getting worse throughout the years. This issue requires serious attention more than the past and should always be taken into consideration with new developments moving forward.
