Regional Workshop on “Strengthening Regional Cooperation and Knowledge Sharing in Plant

Protection between the Near East Countries”

Cairo, Egypt2 – 4 December 2012

Plant Protection Profile�ٍSultanate Of Oman

National Plant Protection Organisation Structure chart

Important Contact Addresses• Name of the Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture and

fisheries • Name of the National Plant Protection Authority

(NPPO): Plant Protection Directorate • Acronym of the PP Authority: PP Directorate• Address: Muscat P.O Box 467, postal code 100• Phone: 00968- 24696287• Fax: 00968- 24692069• Website: www.maf.gov.om ( Ministry of Agriculture &

Fisheries )• - www.afdf.gov.om ( Fundemental Box of Agriculture

and fisheries Devlopment)

List of Operational Departments

• Plant protection programs and services Division

• Nurseries Division• Pesticide management Division• Locust center control

Mandate and Mission of the NPPO

• Providing logistical support to the agricultural governorates

• Preparation the main pest control programs• Transfer and implement research results• Provide support to farmers to controlling

main pests• Conducting research and studies and surveys.• Building Capacity

Major pests and diseases and their control programmes

• Dubas bug / IPM program, Ommatissus lybicus Bergevin• Red Date Palm Weevil / IPM program, Rhynchophorus

ferrugineus • Omani lime enhancement programme against Witches

Broom Disease (WBDL), Candidatus Phytoplasma aurantifolia

• Mango Trees Enhancement against Sudden Decline caused by fungi, Ceratocystis spp

• Fruit fly Control Programme • Papaya Mealy Bug Control Programme, Paracoccus spp. • Pomegranate Butterfly IPM program• , Virachola livia

National Program Nationwide for Pest Control

• Dubas Bug Control Programme on Date Palms

Successful Biological Control Program

• Biological Control of Pomegranate Butterfly, Virachola livia in AL-Jabal AL-Akhdhar

http://nakems.omanagriculture.net/App_Uploads/OM2010070016/Files/BIOCONTROLRESEARCHLAB.pdf

Success Stores in Pest Management

• Eradication the infestation of Red Palm weevil from Interior Governorate

• Control the Infestation of Red Palm Weevil in the infested areas ( Northern areas)

National Official Contact Points with international related plant protection Conventions , Agreements and

Organizations International Plant Protection Convention ( IPPC) :Name : Mr. Sulaiman Mahfoodh AL-Toubi ( Ministry of AGR & FISH)Phone: +968- 25698937Fax: +968- 25692069e-mail: nppo@moa.gov.om - altoubi@hotmail.com

National NEPPO contact point:Name : Mr. Sulaiman Mahfoodh AL-Toubi ( Ministry of

AGR & FISH)Phone: +968- 25698937Fax: +698- 25692069e-mail: : nppo@moa.gov.om - altoubi@hotmail.com

National Rotterdam Convention (PIC) DNA Industrial Chemicals and Pesticides ( PIC)

1- Name : Mr Abdullah AL-Darmaki ( Ministry of AGR & FISH)

Phone:+968- 24696287 Fax: +968- 24692069e-mail: ifvision@gmail.com