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Qatar
Going against the grain
Saudi Arabia's environmentally-flawed experiment to be self-sufficient in wheat has failed to deter neighbouring Qatar's goal of a large-scale national food security programme.

Discovering Armenia's palate
For some it is the smoky strips of blood-red basterma hanging in glass windows in Bourj Hammoud and filling the air with leathery, spicy scents, while others have a weakness for muhammara, rich with walnuts and pepper paste. More still grow misty-eyed at the thought of kafta, drenched in wild cherry sauce and strewn with cashew nuts and fried bread.

Lower yields
Lebanon's government is struggling to strengthen the country's agriculture sector, with a lack of investment by successive administrations, a preference by many Lebanese for imports and political uncertainty across the region all contributing to a general production decline.