An expatriate woman’s tireless efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in vegetables have become a source of inspiration for many agriculturists in Qatar.

Indian national Jisha Krishnan’s garden in Abu Hamour meet more than 70 percent of her requirements of vegetables. 

Her garden offers pesticide and fertilizer- free vegetables, such as brinjal, snake gourd, pumpkin, tomato, chilies, flower vegetable and okra.

Soumia Masmoudi, agriculture researcher and member of Doha Accueil (Doha Home) affiliated to International Federation of French and Francophone, was hugely impressed after visiting Jisha’s garden.

“The efforts made by the woman to earn self-sufficiently in vegetables long before the campaign of ‘Food Security’ started has to be appreciated. Such initiatives begin from scratch. The scientific method and research for identifying the ingenious seeds ideal in desert for sustainable growth in vegetable production are an inspiration for a large number of people interested in agriculture,” Masmoudi said.

According to a French team that visited her garden in Abu Hamour, the initiatives of Krishnan acquire special relevance now as the country is marching towards securing food security. 

“My garden features seasonal vegetables. Even though varieties of seeds are available in Doha, all those seeds grow in winter. We need to collect and preserve ingenious seeds and plants that have capacity to survive in desert weather,” Jisha said.

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