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Prince Hassan opens 1st int'l Jordan agriculture forum
By JT - Apr 25,2018 - Last updated at Apr 25,2018
AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, HRH Prince Hassan on Wednesday inaugurated the first international Jordan agricultural forum, which is organised by the Agriculture Ministry with the participation of delegations representing 60 countries and organisations.
During a speech at the two-day conference, Prince Hassan called for identifying priorities, utilising human resources in the Arab world and activating good governance to achieve human security in all its aspects without discrimination, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.
He stressed that development policies have to consider enhancing the relation between food security and social protection to guarantee equal distribution of food. Agriculture Minister Khaled Hneifat said that Jordanian agricultural produce is of "high quality", due to the Kingdom's climate, especially in the Jordan Valley area.
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