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Shura Committee reviews farm marketing strategies
Muscat: The Food and Water Security Committee of the Shura Council approved on Monday its final report named 'Marketing Agricultural Products: Current Reality and Future Prospects', in preparation for its presentation and discussion during the Council's upcoming sessions.
In its report, the Committee provides a comprehensive evaluation of the current marketing landscape for agricultural products in Oman, outlining the gap between present conditions and future ambitions.
It further reviews existing agricultural marketing strategies and assesses their role in supporting the sector and maximising its contribution to the national economy.
Among the key recommendations highlighted is the need for a comprehensive national strategy for agricultural marketing, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of value chains, supporting local production, and expanding access to domestic and international markets.
Such measures would contribute to achieving food security and improving the economic sustainability of the agricultural sector.
Additional recommendations are expected to be discussed during the report's review in forthcoming Council sessions.
Over the course of the current annual session, the Committee focused on efforts to studying this desire by preparing detailed working papers, collecting data and statistics, and holding a series of meetings and hearings with relevant stakeholders.
These engagements sought to capture insights on the realities of agricultural marketing in Oman, the major challenges facing the sector, and proposed measures for development.
It is worth noting that the Committee's study is conducted in line with Article (59) of the Law of the Council of Oman, which states: 'Without prejudice to the provisions of Article (27) of this law, the Shura Council may, on its own initiative, express desires to the government regarding matters related to public services and facilities and the means to improve and develop their performance, or on challenges facing the economic sector and ways to promote development, whenever the Council deems it in the public interest.'
The Committee also approved its position on the 2024 annual report of the Ministry of Agricultural, Fisheries and Water Resources.
This took place during the Committee's seventh meeting of the second annual session (2024–2025) of the tenth term of the Council, chaired by Khoweidem Mohammed al- Ma'shani, Head of the Committee, and attended by members of the Committee.
