MUSCAT – The implementation of Al Morooj Dairy Company project in the Governorate of Dhofar has been one of the basic pillars of the system of food security in the Sultanate of Oman. The project has been an important channel in enhancing dairy production and developing related supply chains.
The company recently unveiled a plan to expand the establishment of milk collection centres. The plan includes the addition of three new centres in the wilayats of Thumrait, Taqah and Mirbat, taking to 6 the total number of such centres in the governorate. The centres have a collective capacity of up to 100,000 litres per day.
The centres promote the efficiency of milk collection and supply operations and raise the quality of the final product. They also also bring the services closer to breeders in areas with high livestock density. This supports the stability of milk production and diminishes the losses.
Eng. Ahmed bin Salim Al Najjar, Director of the Livestock Department at the Directorate General of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources in Dhofar Governorate, said that Al Morooj Dairy Company project serves hundreds of livestock breeders. As many as 10,000 citizens benefit from the project, he explained. He pointed out that the project provides fresh and high-quality dairy products and consolidates the existing partnership between the breeders and the authorities concerned.
Al Najjar added that the project serves as a model of public-private sector partnership in supporting value chains linked to livestock products, notably by developing milk collection mechanisms and improving the processes of transport and refrigeration. This, he observed, ensures the quality of products and the sustainability of supplies.
Al Najjar affirmed that the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources would continue lending support to such investment initiatives due to their active role in developing the livestock sector, augmenting the efficiency of production, improving veterinary services and guidance, achieving sustainability and enhancing food security in the Sultanate of Oman.