The absence of a certificate entails the rejection of imported products

 

 

"Importers must submit an approved certificate to the accredited services of the exporting countries. Unprocessed food products are rejected and can not enter the country," states the ministerial directive.

 

 

 

The Municipality of Muscat also asked all local farms to use labels on all vegetables and fruit sold in Oman for better traceability in the event of a problem. Random inspections are carried out in around 166,000 farms. Thousands of samples were taken for analysis and 98% were found to be within internationally accepted limits.

 

 

 

Oman's agriculture sector accounted for 0.9 percent of GDP in 2016, according to the National Center for Statistics and Information (NCSI). The country has set a target of reaching 3.1% by 2020.