Muscat: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources has announced the initiation of several projects and investment opportunities aimed at enhancing food security, in collaboration with governmental entities and private sector partners.
Salim bin Abdullah Al Ghufaili, the Director General of Food Security at the Ministry, highlighted that among the key projects is a sugar refining facility, the first of its kind in the Sultanate of Oman, covering an area of 18,000 square meters at Sohar Port.
This facility is projected to produce around one million tonnes of sugar annually.
Equipped with advanced production lines sourced from Europe, the facility will utilize cutting-edge technology to refine high-quality sugar for distribution at local, regional, and international markets, he noted.
The project is currently 91% complete, he added. Additionally, Salalah Mills Company is progressing with the Food Industries Centre Project at Khazaen Economic City, which has an estimated budget of OMR 18.5 million and aims for a production capacity of 1.4 million units per day in its initial phase.
Operations are anticipated to commence by the end of this year.
Other initiatives include the construction of wheat silos at Sohar Port, which will enhance grain storage capacity to 160,000 tonnes, he mentioned.
Furthermore, he pointed out the expansion of the fodder factory operated by Oman Mills Company in Muttrah, which is designed to strengthen food security and enhance production chain integration. The factory's expansion will increase its fodder production capacity to 20 tonnes.
