Oman Animal Plant Genetic Resources Center Government college

Mawarid is a collaborative organization for advancing the sustainable use of animal and plant genetic resources through education, research and innovation. Our aim is to create value for society from genetic resources. Animal OAPGRC conducts responsible research projects on our animal genetic resources and works on collecting information on them, their characterization, sustainable breeding, conservation and proliferation.​​​ plant ​Plants Research on adding value to crops and medicinal plants, preservation and proliferation of endangered native plants, eradication of introduced invasive species. Marine ​Marine Research and recommendations on commercial usage of marine organisms, aquaculture, preservation of coral reefs, aid studies on marine natural compounds. Microorganism ​Microorganism Cataloging and collecting microorganisms specific to Oman, research on the​ extreme microbial environments, engineering and usage of local microbial strains.