Usufruct
Contracts Signed for Implementing Agricultural, Livestock Projects Worth RO 1.8
million

Muscat, 13
Apr (ONA) — Acting in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries and Water Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning today
signed 11 usufruct contracts for implementing agricultural and livestock
projects with investments exceeding RO 1.8 million. The projects cover an area
of 800 acres in different governorates of the Sultanate of Oman. The step
reflects the country’s strategic direction to enhance food security and achieve
self-sufficiency.

The
contracts seek to enable investors to establish quality projects that
contribute to enhancing local crop and animal production, improving the
efficiency of agricultural land use, and employing modern production
technologies. This will contribute to supporting food supply chains and
providing promising economic opportunities in the targeted areas.

The projects
will be established in the governorates of North Al Batinah, South Al Batinah,
North A’Sharqiyah, A’Dakhiliyah and Musandam.

The
contracts were signed at the presence of Eng. Hamad Ali Al Nazwani, Undersecretary
of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning for Housing and Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Bakri,
Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources
for Agriculture.

—Ends/AG