Oman Unveils OMR 97.4 Million in Food and Manufacturing Projects, Opening New Industrial Investment Opportunities
Oman’s push to feed itself and diversify its economy has taken a sizeable step forward. Invest Oman and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources have localised 12 projects with a combined value of OMR 97.413 million, spread across several governorates and economic zones.
The partnership between the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion, through Invest Oman, and the agriculture ministry has also produced 13 further investment opportunities worth roughly OMR 122.849 million. These are now being offered to investors through the Invest Oman platform.
The biggest single commitment is a OMR 27 million “Meat City” in Salalah, Dhofar. Close behind is a OMR 16 million Green Charcoal project on land allocated through the agriculture and fisheries ministry. A OMR 14 million food products factory is planned for Khazaen Economic City, which will also host a OMR 7.7 million food and beverages plant.
Smaller ventures show how broad the pipeline is. They include a OMR 3.465 million pet food factory in Salalah Free Zone and the OMR 1.7 million Taj Al Bahr aquaculture project in Quriyat. Others are date palm cultivation, wheat farming, a honey production facility in Barka and an agricultural gypsum plant in Al Khaburah, each valued at around OMR 1 million to OMR 1.3 million.
The pipeline of new opportunities leans toward fisheries and industry. Among them are a OMR 6.2 million marine aquaculture equipment factory in the Duqm Special Economic Zone and a OMR 7.2 million integrated fishing equipment complex at Duqm Port.
Officials say the projects will strengthen local value chains, support food security and channel more capital into productive sectors. Invest Oman has said it will keep working with government bodies to make projects investment-ready and match them with suitable investors.
The announcement fits a wider trend. Madayn, the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates, has reported attracting more than OMR 272 million into the food sector, with 121 food-related projects across its industrial cities. Twenty-eight of those were localised in 2025 alone.
Together, these moves point to a country steadily building a home-grown food industry, from farm and fishery to factory floor. For investors, the message is that Oman is offering ready-structured projects, supportive free zones and strong government backing.