AMMAN —
Minister of Agriculture
Khaled Hneifat and his Palestinian counterpart Riyad
Attari on Wednesday inaugurated the joint Jordanian-Palestinian Agricultural
Marketing Company in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, according to
Al-Mamlaka TV.
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Speaking in
Jericho, Hneifat said setting up the company is a reflection of the brotherly
Jordanian-Palestinian ties and of the Hashemite leadership’s directives to
support Palestinian farmers and the steadfastness of Palestinians on their
land.
“The opening of
the company today is a continuation of the first step, which was taken four
months ago, when the main branch was opened in Amman,” he added, referring to
the opening of the headquarters of the
Jordanian-Palestinian Agricultural
Marketing Company in April.
“A few days ago,
we started signing contracts with international companies to export some kinds
of vegetable and dates. This will mark the beginning of the company’s work,”
said Hneifat.
“The biggest
challenge facing farmers, whether in Jordan or in Palestine, is marketing.
Therefore, this company will look into a clear marketing strategy, to calculate
the feasibility and profitability of the farms before farming even begins. This
will support the farmers without giving high profitability to intermediary
companies, and this is the primary objective of this company,” Hneifat said.
He also stressed that
Jordan will give priority to imports from Palestine to make up produce supply
deficits in the Jordanian market. He added that the Kingdom would find ways to
maximize the benefit of more “traditional markets in the
Arabian Gulf” like the
UAE, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, as well as European markets.
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