The Algal Technologies Programme (ATP) in Qatar will develop a new system to protect its algae cultivation from possible damages caused by evaporation of water and sandstorms.
Future commercialisation of Qatar’s algae production may require about 100 hectares of land, an official of Qatar University’s (QU) Centre for Sustainable Development has said.
French ambassador Eric Chevallier described the Algal Technologies Programme (ATP) as “a very interesting and promising” research project aimed at helping Qatar achieve food security, environmental protection ...