Qatar- Qafco to participate in 6th GPCA Fertilizer Convention

Date

9/14/2015 1:52:27 AM

(MENAFN- The Peninsula)

Doha: Qatar Fertiliser Company (Qafco) will be participating in the 6th edition of the Gulf Petrochemicals Association (GPCA) Fertilizer Convention to be held in Dubai from today till Wednesday. Qafco will also be sponsoring the gala dinner at the event.

The GPCA Fertilizer Convention is an annual event organised by the GPCA’s Fertilizer Committee currently headed by Khalifa A Al Sowaidi CEO Qafco. The GPCA’s Fertilizer Committee works to address issues of common interest to members from the fertiliser industry. The committee works towards ensuring continuous improvement and development of all aspects of the fertiliser sector by securing necessary support from the GCC region’s policy-makers and other key third-party stakeholders. The committee supports and undertakes activities and programmes relevant to the promotion of all areas in relation to fertiliser products and services and serve as the voice for GPCA members within regional and international entities.

GPCA Fertilizer Convention is part of GPCA’s Fertiliser Committee’s efforts to bring together key regional industry figures fertiliser consumers and government representatives to exchange information and to explore and deliberate key issues regarding food security and long-term strategies regarding fertiliser manufacture and application. The first edition of the Fertilizer Convention took place in 2010. In 2013 279 delegates attended the fourth edition of the Forum representing 96 companies from 34 countries.

The 6th GPCA Fertilizer Convention programme has been developed specifically to help the global fertiliser industry embrace innovation to ensure efficient and sustainable production of fertilisers in order to contribute to global food security and an environmentally sustainable future.

Qatari students will also participate in the convention.

As part of Qafco’s Corporate Social Responsibility Qafco leverages its influence amongst global institutions to provide opportunities for Qatari youth to develop their knowledge and have firsthand experiencewith the dynamics of the fertiliser industry.

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