Sohar Flour Mills, one of the investments of Oman Flour Mills, has inaugurated grain storage with a storage capacity of 160,000 MT at a project cost of RO21 million ($54 million) at Sohar Industrial Port.
The inauguration ceremony was held under the auspices of Qais Mohammed Al Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, reported Oman News Agency (ONA).
The project is considered as one of the strategic national projects that aim at bolstering the capability for reserving grain to ensure the availability of sufficient quantities to cover local consumption for long periods.
Al Yousef said that the inauguration of these projects comes within the framework of the attention accorded by the Sultanate of Oman’s government to the food security sector. He pointed out that the project will contribute to addressing the impacts of international economic instabilities.
Haitham Al Sa’adi, Chairman of Sohar Flour Mills, said that the grain storage silos project at Sohar Industrial Port constitutes a qualitative addition to the food security system in the Sultanate of Oman. It is part of the commitments of Oman Flour Mills to contribute to strengthening food security and securing strategic reserves in the country.
Al Sa’adi added that the importance of this national project grows in accordance with the geopolitical conditions in the world that affected supply chains in general and the grain supplies in particular. Accordingly, this project contributes to securing the strategic stock of grain in Oman.
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