Dairy has capacity to produce 200 mn litres of milk by 2026
Oman’s Mazoon Dairy Company has welcomed 1,600 cows from Australia to their dairy farm in Al Sunaynah in Al Buraimi Governorate in northeastern Oman.
The cows will be the new occupants of the 15 square kilometre Mazoon Dairy, a fully-integrated farm, centralised processing plant and other facilities in Al Sunaynah that will help meet the market demand for high-quality, fresh dairy products.
These are the first of 8,250 cows expected to be imported by 2020. Production is planned to commence in the second quarter of this year with the objective to produce over 200 million litres of milk annually by 2026, and to increase capacity to over 900 million litres by 2040.
“The arrival of the cows marks a significant step towards a more sustainable and productive growth phase for Mazoon Dairy and the Oman economy. It takes us closer to our larger goal of establishing the Sultanate as a self-sufficient dairy producer and a hub for food manufacturing,” said Dr. Rashid Al-Masroori, Chairman, Mazoon Dairy Company.
“Mazoon Dairy has invested in a highly experienced team of internationally-trained farm managers and agro-experts, who have spent decades in the agriculture and farming business in various parts of the world and an expert team of Omanis,” commented Dr. Arjun Subramanian, CEO, Mazoon Dairy Company.
Once operational this year, Mazoon Dairy Company will provide quality home-produced dairy and juice products, including milk, yoghurt, laban, fresh cream, cheese and ice cream.
Mazoon Dairy Company, established in 2015, is one of the largest projects in the Sultanate, with investments from the Oman Food Investment Company and other government investment and pension funds in Oman with a total capital of RO 100 million (US$ 260mn).
