AMMAN — The frost that has
been forming over the past two days is causing significant damage to crops in
several areas of the
Jordan Valley, prompting farmers to urge concerned
authorities to take the measures necessary to move to save the season and help
them not to incur more burdensome losses, according to Ammon News.
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The head of the
Jordan Valley Farmers Union, Adnan Khaddam, confirmed that the union received complaints from
several farmers stating that their crops were damaged by the frost formation, and
that union teams will assess farmers’ losses in all areas of the Jordan Valley.
Khaddam said on Tuesday that
Minister of Agriculture Khaled Hneifat reassured him that the ministry will work to
determine the farmers’ situation, determine the extent of the damage and losses
suffered by farmers and work to compensate them later through the Agricultural
Risk Fund.
Khaddam pointed out that frost formation
affected crops in the northern, central and southern regions of the Jordan
Valley, and that the most damaged, according to farmers, are zucchinis,
tomatoes and potatoes.
The Ministry of Agriculture has appealed
to the farmers to take preventive measures to reduce the effects of frost on their
produce during the current low-temperature days.
Temperatures dropped below zero centigrade
in many areas of the Kingdom during the past two days, and the
Department of Meteorology forecasts for today a polar front accompanied by cold, clouds and rain
in the north and center of the Kingdom, extending to the southern and parts of
the eastern regions.
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