The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Monday launched a project funded by the Japanese government, worth $1 million.
The project, which is being implemented by the FAO office in Jordan in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), targets 500 Jordanian and Syrian families in the governorates of Irbid, Mafraq and Zarqa.
The initiative helps achieve objectives of the Jordanian response plan for the Syrian crisis 2017-2019, the national strategy for agricultural development 2016-2025 and the partnership plan between the international organization and the Jordanian government 2017-2022.
