Report: Kingdom's wheat reserves sufficient for 10.4 months
The strategic wheat reserve has a sufficiency period of 10.4 months, while the barley reserve has a sufficiency period of 8.5 months, according to the first-quarter report of the Economic Modernization Vision 2023-2025 Executive Program.The value of loans granted for the development and exploitation of irrigated and rainfed agricultural lands amounted to JD1.3 million, benefiting 114 borrowers, while the value of loans granted for livestock development and fish farming amounted to JD6.9 million, benefiting 1,273 borrowers, according to the report.The report stated that during the first quarter of this year, the National Seed Bank was inaugurated, aiming to preserve plant genetic lines and enhance food security.45 new sites in Jordan have also been selected for excavation and earth dam construction, to promote the use of rainwater harvesting techniques in agriculture and rehabilitate desert pastures. The draft Cooperative Law for 2025 was approved by the Cabinet.The report also pointed out that a development project for the packaging, packing, and marketing of dates had been launched in the central Jordan Valley to stimulate investment, and a land lease agreement had been signed for the purpose of establishing date sorting, packing, and packaging workshops.
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