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The Omani Flour Mills Group celebrated the inauguration of the Gulf International Poultry Farm located in the Subikhi region in the Wilayat of Ibri in Al Dhahirah Governorate, under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Saud bin Hamoud bin Ahmed Al Habsi, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources, and in the presence of a number of their Excellencies and invited guests. The investment cost of the farm is more than 26 million Omani riyals, as it comes in partnership between the Oman Flour Mills Company, the Japanese Gulf Food Fund, the Japanese company “Wise Foods” and the “IFFCO” company. Covering an area of 18 million square meters, the farm is one of the largest egg farms in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, with a production capacity of 350 million eggs annually, and includes modern and advanced equipment. Haitham bin Muhammad Al Fannah, CEO of the Omani Flour Mills Company, said that the Gulf International Poultry Farm is the largest project for the production of table eggs in the Sultanate of Oman. Serving strategic sectors. And he indicated that the importance of the Gulf International Poultry Farm increases if we know that the Sultanate of Oman with this project has reached the stage of self-sufficiency in table eggs, and this complements the efforts of the Sultanate of Oman to maximize food production and achieve the greatest degree of sufficiency. Also, this national project comes within the pillars of "Oman Vision 2040", especially since the food security sector is one of the targeted sectors within the directions of economic diversification. This project will work to enhance the competitive business environment in the Sultanate of Oman. Omani Flour Mills is one of the main pillars of the food security system in the Sultanate of Oman. It also promotes the directions of economic diversification with many investments and supports the Sultanate of Oman's exports to foreign markets.