Model farms programme boosts famers' income Al Dhahirah
Muscat: The model farms programme in Al Dhahirah Governorate is aimed at boosting the income of famers by providing them with high-yielding varieties of seeds and modern irrigation system.
The project is supporting over 250 farms by providing them with more than 15,000 date palm offshoots and fruits seedlings.
The Al Dhahirah Governorate is currently witnessing agricultural development through model commercial farms in which a variety of date palm and fruit trees have been planted.
The programme, kicked off in 2020, saw unambiguous achievements with the sowing of date palm and fruit trees over an area of 140 fedans for farmers in the various wilayats of the governorate.
These remarkable achievements in Al Dhahirah Governorate represent an integral part of the plan of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources aimed at enhancement of food security and achievement of sustainable agricultural development in the Sultanate of Oman.
The programme, which covers other governorates also, is supported by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources in close cooperation with farmers.
The programme aimed to make a qualitative shift in the agricultural sector to ensure improvement in quality and productivity to increase the income of farmers.
The idea of the programme is to boost the income of farmers with the ministry providing a variety of date palm offshoots and fruit seedlings known for their high quality and optimal productivity.
The fruit varieties offered to farmers under this programme include mango, Adalia lemon, Omani lemon, guava, figs, and grapes.
Data released by the Directorate General of Agriculture and Water Resources in Al Dhahirah Governorate indicated that some 9,000 date palm offshoots and approximately 6,000 seedlings of some
fruit varieties have been distributed to the farmers associated with the programme in the governorate.
The distribution of date palm offshoots and fruit seedlings is made in accordance with specific controls and conditions aimed to
ensure the project's success, notably in terms of installation of modern irrigation systems, which contribute to rationalisation of water consumption and increasing the efficiency of production.
These efforts make these farm models agriculturally sustainable.
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