AMMAN — On Monday, August 28,
Minister of Agriculture Khaled
Huneifat stated that the agricultural share of water resources has decreased
from 70 percent to 50 percent, but
agricultural production has doubled due to
the utilization and implementation of sustainable technology by farmers and the
private sector.
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Huneifat added that over 95 percent of
irrigated agriculture relies on drip irrigation, and the sustainable agriculture plan has adopted the
promotion of water-saving agricultural technology, Khaberni News reported.
Six training centers have been established for this
technology, along with support for the creation of 2,500 water collection wells
in the western chain, and 63 cisterns were established in the
badia during the
year 2022.
Cooperation with the International Water Institute
On Monday, Huneifat received the Director of the
International Water Institute, Youssef Brouziyne, and the accompanying
delegation.
The minister discussed the current state of the agricultural
sector in Jordan, the challenges facing the sector, especially climate change
and water scarcity. He also presented the
Ministry of Agriculture's plan to
address these challenges.
The Director of the International Water Institute presented
the projects implemented by the institute in the Middle East and North Africa,
particularly the badia projects carried out in Jordan, focusing on drought
prediction, the use of modern irrigation techniques, and
studying the productivity of cubic meters in various crops.
The two sides discussed future cooperation in introducing
advanced water-saving technologies and establishing a knowledge transfer and
training center for these technologies.
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