Petra Hellegers from Wageningen University. “Given the increasing water allocation to domestic use under an overexploited water resources base, it’s essential to explore future options for socio-economic value creation by agriculture while reducing its water use”, said Professor Dr. Through these policy dialogues, WUR seeks to bring the water and agricultural sectors at political, administrative and stakeholder levels together, to come up with a joint approach for agriculture and water developments in Jordan that is: a) harmonised in terms of the sectors’ mutual dependency and sustainable in light of future economic and climate challenges and b) provides an outlook for the sectors’ economic development and contribution to the sustainability and wellbeing of Jordan’s society. WUR is one of the top-ranked universities in the world in the fields of Agriculture and Food Security. Muhammad Al-Hiari said, "The Ministry of Agriculture aims to support farmers by organizing and developing the agricultural sector by preserving it for a developed and sustainable sector that preserves agricultural resources, the most important of which is water, and meets the requirements of internal and external markets." Mohammad Al Najjar, Minister of Water and Irrigation said, “The strategy of the MoWI is proceeding effectively to meet the various challenges facing the water sector, especially the lack of water resources in light of climate change.” He also added, “Meetings that bring together all the relevant stakeholders, from ministries, donors and academia leads us to establishing a common understanding of the reality of water and agriculture.”įor his part, SG of the Ministry of Agriculture, Eng.
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