AMMAN — The
Ministry of Agriculture has allocated JD100
million from the Agricultural Credit Corporation, of which JD50 million is interest-free
loans to support agricultural projects for one year, starting in July 2021,
according to Minister of Agriculture Khaled Al-Hneifat, Al-Mamlaka TV reported.
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The minister described the amount as “unprecedented in the
history of the ministry”.
Hneifat spoke of disbursing JD18 million in rural
development loans for women's empowerment and youth agricultural projects this
year.
He also referred to a JD50,000 seed production project, with
interest-free loans to preserve our local seeds, during the launch of an entrepreneurial
venture.
The minister said that the agricultural credit jumped from JD40
million to JD115 million.
Hneifat said he believed that the major challenge facing the
agricultural sector is marketing.
The ministry of agriculture plans to establish a filling and
cooling center for the export of grapes next year after acquiring 50 dunums of
land in Al-Maddouneh area, according to Hneifat.
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