Omani Bioproducts Company propels food security with innovative factory

Omani Bioproducts Company propels food security with innovative factory

In a pioneering move aimed at fortifying the Sultanate of Oman's nutritional security efforts, the Omani Bioproducts Company gears up to initiate the construction of a groundbreaking factory in Khazaen Economic City.

The post Omani Bioproducts Company propels food security with innovative factory appeared first on The Arabian Stories News.Muscat: With an estimated investment cost of 37 million Omani riyals, this strategic project unfolds in three phases, focused on producing animal feed and aquatic organisms. This initiative embodies Oman’s commitment to enhancing nutritional sustainability. At the heart of this initiative lies the objective to harness agricultural and biological by-products, transforming them into specialized, value-added products while recycling date by-products like kernels, pulp, and palm fronds. The factory aims to yield approximately 100,000 tons of alternative grass feed annually, enriched with dates from agricultural residues, and 300,000 tons of marine life feed for cultured shrimp and fish within cages annually. Haitham bin Shakhbot Al Saadi, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Omani Bioproducts Company, underscored the project’s alignment with the ‘Oman 2040’ vision. He emphasized the company’s commitment to leveraging circular and bioeconomic principles, utilizing locally sourced materials to produce animal feed and aquatic organisms in an economically