AMMAN —
Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) Representative in Amman Nabil Assaf said on Monday that Jordan did not
face serious problems related to the availability of food during the pandemic,
according to local news outlets.
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At the launch of the National Food
Security Strategy 2021–2030 and its implementation plan, Assaf also said that
Jordan imports about $4 billion worth of food and agricultural products
annually.
He pointed out that “significant
challenges could affect the country’s food security, including the legislative
framework, and the need to improve water use, dependence on imported food and
the social and the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic”.
“The UN adopted, in 2015, 17 sustainable
development goals to be achieved by 2030,” said Assaf, adding that the Global
Food Crises Report 2020 showed that 135 million people in 55 countries and
regions suffer from food insecurity and need food assistance to improve their
livelihoods.
Assaf pointed out that FAO’s State of
Food and Agriculture 2021 indicated that about 811 million people faced hunger
in 2020, an increase of 161 million people over 2019.
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