AMMAN —
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Al-Shraideh inaugurated a project to expand
grain silos in the Juwaida complex in the central region on Tuesday, according
to local news outlets. The project is funded by the
Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), through a grant from the Emirati government allocated to
Jordan within the framework of the Gulf grant.
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The expansion, which includes building 24 new silos
with a capacity of 120,000 tonnes, will increase Jordan’s capacity to store
grain. The ADFD funded the project through a $33 million grant while financing
the building of another 28 silos in Aqaba, with a total capacity of 100,000
tonnes of grain, also through a $37.5 million grant.
Shraideh said that the launching of two vital
projects as part of efforts to implement the national food security strategy,
which aims to raise storage capacity of silos in the Kingdom in order to
enhance stocks of strategic crops.
The project has increased storage capacities in Jordan by 220,000 tonnes of grain.
He lauded support provided by the UAE through the
ADFD within the framework of the Gulf grants and pledges, which helped execute
priority strategic projects in a number of sectors.
Director General of the ADFD Mohammed Saif
Al-Suwaidi attended the ceremony.
He underlined the UAE and Jordan’s distinguished
historical relations, stressing the keenness of his country’s leadership to
provide all forms of support to Jordan to contribute to achieving the
comprehensive development process in order to stimulate economic activity and
achieve sustainable development.
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He added that strategic projects financed by ADFD
will contribute to achieving food security by maintaining the strategic stock
of basic food commodities for Jordan.
Imad Al-Tarawneh, the director general of the
Jordanian General Company for Silos and Supply, said that in light of the regional and
international efforts to curb inflation and control supply chains, the project
has contributed to reducing the impact of the global crisis on Jordan. The
project has increased storage capacities in Jordan by 220,000 tonnes of grain,
which helped raise the strategic stock by extending the storage period by an
additional three months, which enabled Jordan to provide a safe strategic stock
of wheat.
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