umm al hawaya qatar deep qatari desert herd cow stand vast shed cool fan jet mist animal key player plan defy trade boycott make kingdom self-sufficient milk next year black white holstein cattle among first members 14,000-strong herd farm company baladna expect build come months chief executive john dore tell reuters interview make qatar self-sufficient june target dore say concede raise milk cow temperatures near 50 degrees celsius 120 fahrenheit summer pose special challenge technology deep pocket baladna qatari owners compensate harsh environment say dore irishman previously work saudi arabian dairy giant almarai hundreds cow already hook automatic milk machine baladna farm umm al hawaya 50 km 30 miles north doha produce milk good enough export say 6,000 cow unite state due arrive february qatar drive build dairy industry desert illustrate tiny wealthy country world big exporter liquefy natural gas use money technology cope isolation saudi arabia unite arab emirates bahrain egypt cut trade transport tie qatar june accuse back terrorism charge doha deny boycott disrupt qatar ship rout gulf also shut qatar land border saudi arabia across many perishable goods import include almost 400 tonnes fresh milk yoghurt day boycott force qatar fly dairy products turkey iran dore say country determine create dairy sector largely rely baladna private company receive logistical support government firm raise sheep consider move milk production boycott know would find hard compete price import almarai say boycott remove competition initial weeks diplomatic crisis company fly first 3,400 cow state-owned airline qatar airways milk cow 11th july barely month blockade method mean achievement dore say baladna plan two sea shipments unite state hold 3,300 animals february another consignment 3,000 cow plan yet order june say expect raise production fresh milk yoghurt 500 tonnes day enough meet domestic demand 100 tonnes leave export baladna disclose financial detail project yet clear whether qatar produce large volumes milk economically let alone export competitive price least country drive reduce dependence import domestic production appear stimulate economy manufacture sector grow 3.2 percent year early september official data release last week show food manufacture jump 23.5 percent qatar build dairy industry desert defy arab boycott