AMMAN – US Ambassador
Henry T. Wooster affirmed Wednesday his country’s
commitment to Jordanian food security during a visit to the Shaban Group, brand
owner of Tiger Rice in Amman and the largest importer of grains and US rice to
Jordan, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
اضافة اعلان
In a meeting with Shaban Group CEO Azmi Shaban, Executive General Manager Imad
Shaban, and Deputy General Managers Karim Shaban and Sharif Shaban, Ambassador Wooster
committed to promoting trade between Jordan and the United States, highlighting
the importance of the Jordanian private sector in ensuring the country’s
food security.
Jordan's trade relationship with the United States is supported by the 2001
Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, the first such agreement
between the US and an Arab partner. The
United States is the largest
destination for Jordanian exports, as well as Jordan's second largest trading
partner overall.
Total US-Jordan trade is estimated at nearly $5 billion including trade in
services, and Jordanian exports to the United States have increased more than
800 percent under the
Free Trade Agreement. Since 2001, the value of US grain
exports to Jordan has grown tenfold.
In October 2021, the United States formed the Coalition for Sustainable
Productivity Growth for Food Security and Resource Conservation, which Jordan
is a member of.
The goal of the coalition is to work with countries and stakeholders around the
globe to mobilize greater efforts in advancing sustainable productivity growth
and transitioning to more sustainable food systems.
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