Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries opens 8th Omani Honey Market

Muscat: Thirty-five honey bee breeders from the Sultanate’s governorates are taking part in the 8th Omani Honey Market which opened at the Grand Mall in Muscat yesterday under the patronage of Talal bin Suleiman Al Rahbi, Deputy Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning (SCP).
The four-day market is organised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
The market aims to introduce the Omani honey product and other bee products, as well as to provide the opportunity for communication among the honey producers on one hand and among them and the consumers on the other hand.
The ministry also seeks through this market to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) specialized in the production of honey, bee breeding, and sale of bee breeding accessories, finding more marketing outlets and promotion of Omani honey known for its high quality and nutritional value.
The previous Omani honey markets witnessed a great turnout by citizens, residents and visitors. The amount of honey sold in the seventh Omani honey market last year reached about 4 tons of honey of various kinds, with a market value of about OMR99,000.