Published 18 Jul,2020 via Muscat Daily - With Eid al Adha round the corner, there is always a rush to buy livestock for the sacrifice. However, this year, with the spread of the novel coronavirus, things are different, and authorities are making every effort to provide most commodities online.
To facilitate online delivery of animals, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (MoFA), in cooperation with the online platform - Tharwa, will start e-auction of livestock from July 22 to 25. The auction will run in the wilayats of Nizwa, Barka, Bahla and Salalah.
Speaking to Muscat Daily, an official from MoFA said, 'Farmers and livestock keepers will be able to buy livestock online from the animal barns of the Agricultural and Animal Research Center in the four wilayats.
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