Action plan to raise Jordan’s position in Global Food Security IndexRally in fishing port in Hodeida in support of Palestinian cause

Amman: Agriculture Minister Khaled Al-Hneifat said that the ministry has been working hard over the past year to create an action plan to raise Jordan's ranking in the Global Food Security Index (GFSI). Two of the initiatives taken to achieve this goal are the creation of a national database for food security and the issuance of a unique system for the Food Security Council. Al-Hneifat told the Jordan News Agency (Petra) that the agriculture sector, which supplies about 20 percent of Jordan's GDP, is the cornerstone of food security and is the most impacted by climate change. With the unwavering support of His Majesty King Abdullah II, the National Plan for Sustainable Agriculture was launched in 2022 and is still being implemented today. To develop the agriculture industry, ensure Jordan's food security, and equip Jordan to handle the effects of climate change until 2025. Al-Hneifat clarified that in order to help farmers deal with the effects of climate change, a program was created to improve sustainabil ity, their capacity to adapt, and the steps they can take to meet these challenges. For example, the Ministry financed 9,777 farmers and provided 233 farmers with state-of-the-art irrigation systems that use less water by facilitating good loans. A 52.485 million Jordanian dinars agricultural initiative funded by the Agricultural Credit Corporation (ACC) resulted in 6,822 new employment possibilities in the agriculture industry. In reference to the preservation of plant and animal resources, he reported that a program for the development and sustainability of forests, pastures, and the ecosystem had been established, and that the Ministry had referred a tender for the purchase of tools and equipment to open two veterinary hospitals in the North and South. Additionally, he said that 75 percent of small ruminants had received a foot-and-mouth disease vaccination. Source: Jordan News Agency The Tihama Coast Fish Cooperative Society, at the fish landing center in the city of Hodeida, organized on Monday a rally in support of the Palestinian cause and to denounce the American escalation in the Red Sea. The participants in the protest raised the Palestinian flag, chanting slogans emphasizing the steadfastness of the position in support of the people and the Palestinian cause and confronting the Zionist enemy. They expressed pride in the courageous positions and decisions of the leader of the revolution, Mr. Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, in supporting the Palestinian people and their just cause, and Yemen's military participation in confronting the Zionist enemy. The participants affirmed their blessing and support for the continuation of the operations of the armed forces against the Zionist enemy to support and support the Palestinian people and their valiant resistance until the liberation of Al-Aqsa Al-Sharif and the entire occupied land of Palestine. Source: Yemen News Agency