Oman Flour Mills Company (OFM), in coordination with the Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources, announced the opening of registration for interested farmers to sell their local wheat crops to the company for the next season 2024/2025, across the Governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, in order to empower the farmers to utilize the wheat purchase subsidy program.
The registration process will continue till 31st October 2024, which is the deadline for registration, via the website: www.omanibur.com
This initiative comes within the framework of OFM’s plans to strengthen the food security system and encourage farmers to grow wheat in Oman.
OFM Company annually purchases Omani wheat crop from the local farmers to contribute to developing Omani wheat and introducing it to the local and regional markets as an Omani product.
OFM urged farmers to adhere to the quality standards in producing and harvesting the crop. The company supports farmers by purchasing different varieties of Omani wheat through the wheat purchase subsidy program in cooperation with the Ministry of Agricultural Wealth, Fisheries and Water Resources, in order to expand cultivation of the crop locally, as well as contribute to develop Omani wheat products (The Omani Bur).
It is worth noting that the average purchase of the Omani local wheat crop by OFM in 2024 reached 10 thousand metric tons, recording a growth by 100%, compared to the year of 2023. The number of farmers from whom the wheat crop was purchased exceeded 95 farmers, compared to 65 in 2023, recording an increase of 45%, which shows the company’s contributions to promote wheat cultivation in the Sultanate of Oman as part of its strategy to strengthen the food security system and encouraging farmers to grow it.
The increase in the quantity of local wheat sold to OFM in this season reflects the level of demand for Omani wheat, which is highly accepted by the consumers in the local and regional markets due to its high quality as an Omani national product.
