AMMAN — The
Jordan Valley Farmers Union, led
by Adnan Khadam, has urgently appealed to the government to intervene and
rescue the country's agricultural sector.
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In an interview with Jo24, Khadam
expressed the dire situation, stating that the agricultural sector is on the
verge of collapse.
Farmers are finding it impossible to sustain their
operations and are now faced with mounting losses.
The sector is grappling with soaring
production costs,
skyrocketing pesticide, and fertilizer prices, as well as a
concerning decrease in agricultural product prices, which have fallen below
production costs.
In response to the overwhelming
challenges, the
farming community has collectively made the difficult decision
to halt production across the Jordan Valley areas.
This drastic measure involves leaving vast
agricultural lands uncultivated, further compounding the existing issues in the
sector.
Suicide for the Industry
Khadam emphasized that persisting under
the current circumstances would be nothing short of
economic suicide.
The market conditions are deteriorating
rapidly, particularly with the decline in citizens' purchasing power.
Furthermore, there is an alarming surplus of agricultural production, coupled
with a sharp decline in sales.
Distressingly, many farmers in the
Jordan Valley region have been forced to abandon their lands, resulting in severe
consequences, including the possibility of judicial execution as they lose
everything they once had.
