AMMAN — A new training program targeting young men and women has
been launched in Quweira, Jordan, as part of a larger project to boost
employment and entrepreneurship in several governorates in the country.
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The program seeks to promote cultural, agricultural, and tourism
heritage as a means of creating new opportunities in Mafraq, Maan, and Aqaba,
according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
Program partners
The training program is conducted by Methods for Irrigation and
Agriculture (MIRRA) with the Italian Association of Volunteers in
International Service and the
National Center for Agricultural Research.
The initiative is funded by the Italian Agency for Development
Cooperation, which supports development projects around the world.
Training youthThe program's theoretical and practical components focus on the
agricultural and water sectors, with 25 young men and women from the town of
Quweira receiving instruction on the fundamentals of agricultural operations,
public safety, and contemporary farming and
irrigation techniques.
An agricultural house was also built in Quweira to provide a space
for the town's citizens to operate, produce, and market their products.
National visionMIRRA director Samer Talozi emphasized the program's significance
in a statement on Thursday. The training initiative aligns with the national
vision for ensuring food security, reducing
unemployment rates, limiting desertification, and making the best use of water by using irrigation
techniques that do not waste water or deplete limited water supplies.
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