King visits Oheida agricultural station in Southern Badia – Roya News English

King visits Oheida agricultural station in Southern Badia – Roya News English

His Majesty King Abdullah II, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Al Hussein, on Thursday visited the Oheida agricultural station in Southern Badia, two years after a surprise visit, and praises the measures taken to develop the station since then through a partnership between the public and private sectors.

King Abdullah stressed the importance of training the local community on the latest agritech methods, calling for turning the 16 agricultural stations in Jordan into incubators for advanced projects and utilizing solar energy to reduce operational expenses.

His Majesty was briefed on the phases of the Oheida agricultural station development project, in which the investment is estimated at a value of nearly JD3.4 million, with plans to increase it to JD13 million.