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Qatar News Agency reported that Mohamed bin Ahmed Al Obaidli represented the Qatar Chamber at the fifth edition of the Arab-Brazilian Economic Forum held in Sao Paulo. Al Obaidli, a board member and chairman of the chamber’s Food Security and Environment Committee as well as its Technology and Innovation Committee, addressed a session titled Food Security, Agribusiness and Resilience of Fertilizer Supplies. He emphasized the vital partnership between Arab nations and Brazil, noting Brazil’s leadership in agricultural and food products alongside Qatar’s strengths in energy and fertilizer production as a foundation for long-term investments.
The forum convened under the theme Global Economy in Transformation: New Brazil-Arab Countries Agenda and brought together government officials, private sector representatives and business leaders from across Arab nations and Brazil. Discussions spanned global economic shifts, energy issues, logistics, trade, investment, innovation, the digital economy and artificial intelligence. According to the Qatar Chamber, Al Obaidli highlighted Qatar’s state-of-the-art transportation, storage and distribution network that positions the country as a reliable global logistics hub.
Al Obaidli pointed to Qatar’s strides in strengthening food security through boosted local production, diversified import sources and robust strategic reserves along with expanded foreign investments in national food security projects. He stressed the role of technology and artificial intelligence in developing agriculture and enhancing productivity. These capabilities create broad avenues for Qatari-Brazilian private sector collaboration in food production, fertilizers, processing, cold-chain logistics and agtech solutions, the chamber representative added.
The Peninsula Qatar reported that bilateral trade between Qatar and Brazil exceeded $400 million last year with Brazilian exports focused on agricultural and food products while Qatar supplies refined petroleum products, fertilizers and aluminum. Figures from the Observatory of Economic Complexity place Brazil’s 2024 exports to Qatar at $516 million, led by poultry meat, and Qatar’s exports to Brazil at $811 million, topped by nitrogenous fertilizers. The Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce has stated that Qatari investments in Brazil have surpassed $7 billion since 2010 across several sectors.
Qatar has achieved nearly 100 percent self-sufficiency in dairy products and full self-sufficiency in vegetables during their seasons while hosting more than 138 national food factories, a development detailed in reports by The Peninsula Qatar on the country’s 2024-2030 food security strategy. That strategy centers on enhancing local output, managing strategic reserves and diversifying import sources with strengthened external investment in the food sector. Al Obaidli affirmed that the Qatar Chamber is committed to strengthening communication between Qatari and Brazilian business communities to evolve cooperation from traditional trade relations into strategic partnerships and integrated investments.
The forum served as a platform to explore new economic, trade and investment cooperation as outlined by Qatar News Agency. Al Obaidli participated as part of Qatar Chamber’s ongoing engagement that included an earlier meeting in Sao Paulo with the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce to discuss electronic linkage and expanded ties in agriculture, halal products and innovation. Such participation aligns with the chamber’s role in fostering private sector partnerships that support food security objectives.
