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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