Oman Food Investment Holding Company and Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development signed a memorandum of understanding for enhancing the existing cooperation between them in several food security projects
- Times of Oman
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25 June 2016
The head of Iran's industry and agriculture committee in Khoramshahr city said Omani businessmen would be provided with lands and waters and 1 million palm saplings will be cultivated in Khoramshahr and their output exported to Oman.
- Oman Daily Observer
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17 February 2016
“We have received proposals for huge pieces of land in two countries. We would like to see these formalised and signed, after which we can announce the investment opportunities," says Minister of Agriculture.
- Muscat Daily
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15 September 2015
A'Saffa Foods was established in 2001 and is the largest integrated poultry project in the Sultanate of Oman, covering over a 40 sq km farm area in Thumrit, Southern Oman.
- Trade Arabia
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09 February 2015
The Tanzanian food industry that Omani business companies can tap into is not only confined to what is grown on the field but the fishing industry as well, says speaker of the National Assembly of Tanzania, Anne Makinda.
- Times of Oman
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26 October 2014
Ministerial decision 15/2013 states that agricultural land in the governorate should be made available for rent only to those citizens and Omani companies investing solely in agriculture
The option for Oman to boost its food security by investing in overseas farmland is still open, with interest shown by 'a number of countries,' according to H E Dr Fouad bin Ja'afar al Sajwani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.
- Muscat Daily
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08 February 2012
"Indian law does not allow foreign companies to buy land and therefore Omani companies can enter into a contract farming relationship," says senior Indian government official.
- Times of Oman
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12 December 2010
The Omani government is weighing options for securing part of the country's requirement of strategic staples through offshore farming
- Oman Daily Observer
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27 April 2010
Gulf oil producers have abandoned long-standing nationalistic policies of achieving food self-sufficiency and switched to a more realistic approach of using their strong financial muscle to invest in farm projects in fertile countries.
- Emirates Business 24/7
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03 Mar 2010
Conference in March 2010 on Arab food security, including through foreign farmland acquisition, to be held at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman
- Sultan Qaboos University
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01 February 2010
Qatar has embarked on a food-security programme to make it more self-sufficient and help the communities around its farmland projects in developing countries.
- The National
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12 December 2009