AMMAN — Integrated Agricultural Projects’
Karameh Jordan Valley farm won the prize for best date farm in Jordan at the third
edition of the Jordan International Date Palm Festival, according to a press
statement issued by the festival.
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The firm was announced alongside seven others who were
awarded prizes in various fields such as “best palm tree research”, “best
packaging”, and “best innovation”, among others. Alongside the award, winners
would also receive a cash prize. Forty date farmers and producers were in the
running for awards.
The competition aims to increase positive competition
between local date farms and foster creativity and export.
The company on Saturday released a statement carried by the
Jordan News Agency, Petra, that its farm, Karameh Jordan Valley, specializes in
Majhool dates.
Emad Manasra, the company’s head, said that the firm’s goal
is to enhance date planning in Jordan and share its experience in the field.
Furthermore, Manasra said, dates play an important part in
Jordan’s food security and economy, as Jordan produces roughly 15 percent of
the world’s Majhool dates in the Jordan Valley.
The festival was inaugurated by
Minister of Agriculture Khalid
Al-Hneifat and was attended by, among others, UAE Ambassador to Jordan Ahmed
Ali Mohamed Alblooshi.
The festival featured 58 pavilions representing 7 countries from
around the world.
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