Oman: Agreement signed to purchase locally produced wheat crops from farmers

In a bid to strengthen the food security system in the Sultanate of Oman, and to encourage the local farmers to grow wheat, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources signed an agreement of cooperation with Oman Flour Mills Company, to purchase locally produced wheat crop from farmers in the harvest season of 2022/23 for OMR500 per tonne. The agreement was signed by Dr Ahmed Nasser Al Bakri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources for Agriculture, and Eng. Haitham Mohammad Al Fannah, CEO of Oman Flour Mills Company. Dr Al Bakri praised the efforts of Oman Flour Mills Company to purchase wheat crops from farmers annually, as part of the company’s efforts to strengthen the food security system in the Sultanate of Oman and develop the Omani ‘Bur’ product, as a brand that is being marketed in the local and regional markets. He added, “Signing the agreement to purchase wheat crops from the local farmers through Omani Flour Mills, ...