As part of her master’s program in the Department of Natural Resources Economics of the College of Agricultural & Marine Sciences at SQU, Arwa Al Ma’mari, recently conducted a study to...

Floriculture is a branch of horticulture which deals with the cultivation and management of ornamental plants for gardens, floristry and the global floral related businesses. Largely, floriculture cro...

Oman is witnessing an increase in issues pertinent to alcohol and psychoactive substance use. As yet, no studies have examined the trend in the country. Taking the cue from this fact, a group of resea...

Kale, a robust, cool-season green that is part of the cabbage family is a superfood. Either served as kale chips, or easy garlic kale or simply steamed, kale has taken the vegetable world by storm, th...

Curriculum is a complex educational concept that involves the specific learning standards, tasks, and materials used to organize and teach a particular program or course, as well as the totality of st...

Oman  is  an  emerging  economy  which  has  witnessed  rapid  development  and  demographic  shift  over  the  past  fo...

A group of researchers from the Department of Natural Resource Economics of the College of Agricultural & Marine Sciences at Sultan Qaboos University suggests that it is time for Oman’s bila...

During the drilling operations and the extraction of crude oil, it is necessary to pump large amounts of drilling mud i.e., mixture of clay mixed with oil and water for the sake of lubricating the dri...

A study that investigated the prevalence of sleepiness while driving has revealed that daytime sleepiness was fairly common among young Omani drivers. Various characteristics were found to be associat...

By: Dr. Andy KwartengBar tailed-godwits are known to breed on the Arctic coasts and tundra in Europe and Asia and spend the winters on the coast of tropical and temperate regions including Sultanate o...

Okra or ladies’ fingers is a local vegetable commonly grown in Oman. It is one of the most heat and drought resistant species in the world. Okra is commonly used to cook different dishes in diff...

Oman has recently adopted a policy of revenue diversification, in which the agricultural sector is expected to contribute prominently. Undistorted factor markets are a perquisite for efficient allocat...