Water, high costs major challenges facing small-scale farmers in Jordan — FAO study

Water, high costs major challenges facing small-scale farmers in Jordan — FAO study

 

AMMAN — Water shortages and high costs are the most significant challenges for small-scale farmers, according to a study issued by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO).

Small-scale farms face a number of challenges that impede the access of their products to foreign markets, in addition to other obstacles that limit their effectiveness, according to FAO’s recent study titled “Promoting rural advisory services in Arab countries to promote market orientation and comprehensive transformation” which covered Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Oman.