Olive harvest, oil extraction in Oman to begin soon

Muscat: The Olive harvest and oil-extraction season will begin at the end of August in the villages of Al Jabal Al Akhdar in the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah.

A statement issued online by the Oman News Agency (ONA), said, "The Olive mill of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources in the Seih Qatna in Al Jabal Al Akhdar, began to receive the first production from farmers from the wilayats of Izki, Ibri, Bahla and Nizwa. The olive trees brought to these wilayats, suitable for the Sultanate’s climate, were successfully cultivated."

Eng. Salim bin Rashid al-Tobi, Director of the Agricultural Development Department in Al Jabal Al Akhdar told Oman News Agency (ONA), “Usually the olive harvest season starts at the end of August every year. In addition to the efforts of the Ministry and its mill, the private sector plays a clear role in supporting efforts to benefit from Olive production through the setting up of a mill two seasons ago, to serve farmers .The mill will receive on 28 August the olive crop from all villages of Al Jabal Al Akhdar and the residential areas, from agricultural lands or home gardens."