AMMAN — The
Ministry of Agriculture signed an agreement with
the Jordan Agricultural Engineers Association on Tuesday, September 5, to set
up a fish farming and aquaponics facilities in the Northern Jordan Valley.
The project targets fresh graduate engineers, adding that
the
UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will offer a grant of up to
$75,000 as part of the agreement, Jordan News Agency, Petra reported.
The project offers training and qualification opportunities
for a vast number of new graduate engineers, in addition to direct and indirect
job opportunities for at least 15 others, with the potential for more as the
project expands, as well as 20 job opportunities for logistics and project
assistance positions, said President of the Association Ahmad Hamouri.
اضافة اعلان
Continuing growth and investments
Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat said the ministry is
open to investments in its agricultural stations with the aim of rehabilitating
them and achieving added value locally through production inputs and
employment. The ministry also seeks to promote entrepreneurship and create
job opportunities for youth across the governorates.
He said that the
Agricultural Credit Corporation has
provided over JD20 million in aid to entrepreneurship fish farming projects,
and is also supporting young entrepreneurs through the agricultural innovation
incubator at the
National Agricultural Research Center.
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