Sultanate of OmanMinistry of Agriculture & Fisheries Wealth
COMCECImproving Agricultural Market Performance
Developing Agricultural Market Information Systems (MIS)
Ankara
22 February 2018
The Sultanate of Oman is the third largest country in the Arabian peninsula, Oman shares its borders with the Republic of Yemen in the south, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to its west, and by the UAE to the North and West.The eastern part overlooks three seas - the Arabian Gulf, Sea of Oman and the Arabian Sea.Oman spreads across 309,500 square kilometers of varied terrain including sea, land and mountains and home to diverse flora and fauna.
Population: 4.41M
GDP Per capita: US$: 15,139
Agr. & Fishes % Of total GDP: 1.9%
Global F. Security Index Rank: 28th
Global F. Security Index Score: 73.9
Area of Agr. land : 209,636 acres
Country Statistics
Main Agricultural Crops
Vegetables Tomatoes Cucumber Potatoes Watermelon Okra
Fruits Dates Coconut Lemon Mango Banana
Field Crops Wheat Barley Maize
Fodder AlfalfaRhodes Grass
Sorghum
Major Risks of
the Sector
High temperature
Desertification of soil
Declining ground water
resources
Scanty rainfall
Salinity affecting
available soil and water
Low productivity of land and water
use
High Post harvest losses
Price volatility
• Support for Protected farming (Greenhouses, Hydroponics etc.)
High temperature:
• Soil and Water management programs by extension services
Desertification of soil & Declining ground water resources:
• Construction of dams and watershed management programs
Scanty rainfall:
• Relocation of farms, Focus on halophytes
Salinity affecting available soil and water:
Public policies and Support to mitigate risks
• Extension Programs to increase produce per drop of water used and per unit area
Low productivity of land and water use:
• Creation of Infrastructure for storage, distribution and marketing channels
High Post harvest losses:
• Implementation of Price Monitoring and price discovery systems
Price volatility:
Public policies and Support to mitigate risks
Current Situation
DISTRIBUTION
OF
AGRICULTURAL
MARKETS
IN DIFFERENT
GOVERNORATES
OF
OMAN
Agricultural Markets distributed by Type of Product
Governorate F & V* % Livestock % Mixed %
Muscat 2 17 1 17 3 7
Al Batinah North 3 24 1 17 6 14
Al Batinah South 1 8 0 0 7 16
Al Buraimi 2 17 0 0 0 0
A’Sharqiya North 0 0 0 0 6 13
A’Sharqiya South 0 0 0 0 6 13
A’Dhahira 0 0 0 0 3 7
A’Dakhiliya 0 0 0 0 9 21
Dhofar 2 17 4 66 1 2
Musandam 2 17 0 0 3 7
Al Wusta 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 100 6 100 44 100
* Fruit & Vegetables Markets
Agricultural markets distributed by Type of Activity
Governorate Retail % Wholesale %
Muscat 2 6 4 13
Al Batinah North 7 23 3 10
Al Batinah South 3 10 5 16
Al Buraimi 1 3 1 3
A’Sharqiya North 1 3 5 16
A’Sharqiya South 5 16 1 3
A’Dhahira 1 3 2 6
A’Dakhiliya 2 6 7 23
Dhofar 5 16 2 7
Musandam 4 13 1 3
Al Wusta 0 0 0 0
Total 31 100 31 100
Volume of Production and Number of Markets by Governorate
GovernorateNo. of *F &
V Markets%
*F & V
Production
(1000 ton)
%
No. of
Livestock
Markets
%Livestock
(1000 heads)%
Muscat 5 9 40.2 2 4 8 108 3
Al Batinah North 9 16 690.1 37 7 14 579 17
Al Batinah South 8 14 359.6 19 7 14 246 7
Al Buraimi 6 11 128.9 7 6 12 365 11
A’Sharqiya North 6 11 83.1 5 6 12 428 13
A’Sharqiya South 9 16 156.6 8 9 18 323 10
A’Dhahira 0 0 2.1 0 0 0 151 4
A’Dakhiliya 3 5 212.2 11 5 10 686 20
Dhofar 5 9 12.7 1 3 6 148 4
Musandam 3 5 101.3 6 3 6 250 7
Al Wusta 2 4 67.4 4 0 0 140 4
Total 56 100 185.4 100 50 100 3434 100
* Fruits & Vegetables Markets
Different Fruits & Vegetables Markets in Oman
Agricultural Market Information Systems (MIS)
Establish a price database of local and importedagricultural fresh products traded in Al MawalehCentral Market of Fruits and Vegetables (since2014).
Record prices on daily bases except on officialholidays.
Prepare periodic reports on trade status ofagricultural products based on analyzing thecollected prices.
Publish the reports and distribute them tobeneficiaries such as agricultural associations,the ministry’s official website (www.maf.gov.om),its social media accounts and the PublicAuthority of Consumer Protection.
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