Muscat : Market value of local wheat output tops OMR3 million in 2024/2025
Oman’s wheat production reached 10,128 tonnes in the 2024–25 season under a national support plan launched in 2023 to boost food security. Dhofar led with 76% of output. The government is expanding cultivation through land allocation, improved varieties, and support services, in partnership with Oman Flour Mills.
Muscat: The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources has affirmed that wheat production has seen significant growth across various governorates of Oman following the implementation of a local wheat support plan starting in 2023.
This initiative falls within national efforts to enhance food security and achieve self-sufficiency in staple grains.
The ministry clarified that the total production for the 2024-2025 season reached 10,128.341 tons, with a market value of RO 3,038,502, cultivated across 8,327 acres.
Dhofar Governorate contributed 76% of Oman’s total wheat production this year, yielding 7,723 tonnes, followed by Al Dhahirah Governorate with 1,118 tonnes and Al Dakhiliyah Governorate with 877.185 tonnes, while the remaining quantities were distributed among other governorates.
Dr. Khair Tuwair Al Busaidi, Director of the Palm and Plant Production Department at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, stated that the local wheat support plan aims to strengthen food security systems in line with the objectives of “Oman Vision 2040”.
This, he pointed out, is achieved by enabling farmers to cultivate high-yield, high-quality improved wheat varieties, providing assistance in harvesting operations, and offering technical and advisory support.
He added that the ministry, in coordination with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, is expanding wheat cultivation by allocating new agricultural lands for wheat farming and offering them as usufruct lands for farmers and investors.
Dr. Al Busaidi affirmed that the ministry, through its research centers, continues to develop wheat farming, improve local varieties, and introduce new strains adapted to Oman’s climate while maintaining high productivity and quality.
He explained to Oman News Agency (ONA) that the constructive cooperation and partnership between the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources and Oman Flour Mills Company has effectively contributed to the sustainability of wheat cultivation.
This collaboration has encouraged farmers to continue wheat production and benefit from the support plan.
The company annually purchases Omani wheat from farmers as part of its plans to develop local wheat and introduce it to domestic and regional markets as an Omani product. -ONA
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Source : Times Of Oman
