Amman, July 16 (Petra) –Ministry of Agriculture has issued 3,100
origin (production) certificates to wheat and barley farmers to
facilitate delivery of their crops to storage facilities in the
northern and central regions and collection centers operated by the
Ministry of Industry, Trade and Supply in southern Jordan.

In a statement Thursday, Secretary-General of the Ministry of
Agriculture and head of the Central Committee for Local Grain
Procurement, Mohammad Hiyari, said the certificates allow farmers to
supply their production to grain silos and designated collection
centers, including Al-Rabba and Al-Msheirfeh centers in Karak
Governorate.

Hiyari said the operations to collect and supply grain are managed by
the Jordan Silos and Supply General Company and the Ministry of
Industry, Trade and Supply.

He praised the ministry’s efforts in establishing the Al-Msheirfeh
center in Karak to receive grain shipments from farmers and
contracting a local transporter to transport quantities collected
from southern governorates to silos in Amman.

He urged farmers in southern governorates to deliver their wheat and
barley crops to the Al-Msheirfeh center to ease pressure on the
Al-Rabba center and speed up receiving procedures.

Hiyari announced the quantities of wheat and barley received so far
have exceeded 100,000 tonnes, adding that the government continues to
support field crops by purchasing locally produced wheat and barley
at subsidized prices.

On its goals, he said the policy aims to encourage farmers to expand
cultivation of strategic crops, strengthen national food security and
increase reliance on local production.

//Petra// NQ