Muscat: The Sultanate of Oman ranks first in the Arab world and third in the food quality and safety index, according to the Arab Food Security Report, 2021, issued by the Arab.
Largest egg farm to come up in Oman
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BIG BOOST: $40 million-plant to produce 360 million eggs a year
By Zainab Al Nasseri MUSCAT: Dec. 20: The largest table-egg farm in the Sultanate will come up in Ibri, Governorate of Al Dhahirah. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday for setting up the farm in two phases at a total cost of $40 million. It is expected to produce 360 million eggs every year. The pact was signed between officials from Oman Flour Mills Company (OFM), Gulf Japan Food Fund (GJFF), IFFCO Group and Japan’s Ise Foods. The decision to establish the farm is in response to a high demand for protein-rich eggs in the GCC.
Pesticide levels in vegetables within limit
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By Samuel Kutty MUSCAT: April 25 - The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries on Tuesday ruled out the presence of more than the permissible levels of pesticides in fruits and vegetables exported from Oman. “Experts have analysed more than 1,600 samples from different commercial farms in specialised laboratories. They have issued certificates for pesticide residue analysis which prove that 98 per cent of the samples are in confirmation with the internationally permissible limit,” the ministry clarified in a statement.
The clarification follows reports that the UAE government has banned the import of certain fruits and vegetables from five countries in the Middle East, including Oman, over concerns about high levels of pesticides. The other countries are Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen.