Omani honey market opens

Muscat: The 6th Omani Honey Market was opened at Grand Mall Muscat Wednesday under the auspices of Dr. Fu’ad bin Ja’afar Al Sajwani, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. The market will continue until the 30th July.

The market aims to introduce the Omani honey product, as well as providing an opportunity for communication between honey producers and citizens and residents in the Sultanate, in addition to the promotion of different types of honey.

Dr. Fu’ad bin Ja’afar Al Sajwani confirmed in a statement that the Omani honey activity witnesses a significant growth in the number of beekeepers, who stand at 4500, and in terms of production, which reached 500 tons and 100 thousand cell spread over various governorates of the Sultanate.

He pointed that there are potentials for expansion in the way of supply, production, marketing and delivery of this product to the outside of the Sultanate.

The chief guest and the attendees toured the stalls of the market, 59 in number, showcasing various types of natural honey, such as Sidr, Sumr and A'Shoo honey "local types of trees", as well as other honey products in different glass bottles, in addition to the participation of 3 Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) specialized in the sale of tools for beekeeping and breeding.