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Times of Oman
6 hours ago
- Business
- Times of Oman
Agricultural products station in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate serves as added-value hub
Ibra: The "Agricultural Products Collection Station" in North Al Sharqiyah Governorate is one of the most prominent projects that contributes to boosting the agricultural sector and inspiring farmers, thus adding local value to the governorate's agricultural products. The station serves as an integrated logistics centre for various seasonal agricultural products. Mohammed bin Ali Al Duwaiki, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oman Agricultural Association in North A'Sharqiyah Governorate, told Oman News Agency (ONA) that the agricultural products collection station is funded with more than RO 300,000 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources and the Agricultural and Fisheries Development Fund (AFDF). He added that the funding enabled the centre to achieve its desired objectives, most notably encouraging farmers to market their products in a way that ensures the supply of high-quality products for the local and foreign markets. Al Duwaiki pointed out that the station, which occupies an area of 42,000 square metres, uses the latest technologies to preserve, package and market products according to top standards, before their marketing. By establishing such agricultural product collection stations in the Sultanate of Oman's governorates, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources seeks to set up networks of state-of-the-art marketing outlets that contribute to achieving local added value and marketing local agricultural products that are compatible with the latest technologies and commercial marketing methods.
Times of Oman
03-07-2025
- Business
- Times of Oman
Farmers forum recommends building integrated system to enhance green production
Ibra: A farmer's forum held in the Governorate of North Al Sharqiyah on Thursday stressed the need to build an integrated agricultural system to enhance green production and activate innovation in the farming sector in the Sultanate of Oman. The participants affirmed that the envisaged system would contribute to national food security and keep pace with trends in sustainable development. The forum was organised by the North Al Sharqiyah Governorate's branch of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) in partnership with Oman Agricultural Association and a number of private sector companies. The forum took the theme of "Establishing a safe agricultural environment to bolster food security". The forum included three working papers. The first addressed the national significance of food security; the second focused on the human aspect of maintaining food security as a life-sustaining factor; and the third highlighted the importance of adopting an integrated pest control management system as a means of securing the safety of agricultural products. The forum was held under the auspices of Mohammed bin Nasser Al Maskari, Chairman of the Board of Directors of North A'Sharqiyah Governorate's branch of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and attended by government officials, farmers, business owners and stakeholders in agricultural affairs.
