Published 23 May,2021 via Muscat Daily - The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources (MAFWR) has urged Omani farmers to grow date trees as part of its efforts to increase the country’s self sufficiency by planting one million palm trees.
The Million Date Palm Plantation Project came in response to the Royal Directives by Late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said. This instruction was based upon the high importance of the date palm in achieving food security in the sultanate, and also its historical significance.
The ministry also announced the implementation of a project to create model fields for date palm, it said.
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