AMMAN — Minister of Agriculture Khalid
Hanifat said that the Food Security Council will start work, through the
Ministry of Agriculture, before the end of this year, Al-Rai daily reported.
اضافة اعلان
He made his statement following a meeting with His
Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday, to follow up on the national plan for
sustainable agriculture (2022–2025).
Hanifat said that the importance of the
Food Security Council lies in “setting plans to confront crises in achieving food
security, in coordination with the concerned authorities”.
The prime minister chairs the Food Security Council,
which includes 10 ministers, in addition to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, the deputy chairman of the
National Center for Security and Crisis Management, and private sector representatives.
According to its regulation, which was approved in July, the
council is entrusted with the task of developing plans and studies, and
providing the requirements and technical and logistical support necessary to
develop and accelerate the achievement of food security.
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