(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Jordan on Tuesday secured a 100-million U.S. dollar loan from
OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) to finance the
country's emergency food security project, reports citing
.
The loan aims at securing strategic reserves of wheat and barley
and enhancing the food security system in Jordan, said Jordanian
Planning and International Cooperation Minister Nasser Shraideh,
who signed the agreement with OFID Director General Abdulhamid
Alkhalifa.
It also seeks to help Jordan avoid any risk that might arise as
a result of fluctuations in the supply chains and prices resulting
from current global challenges, the minister said in a
statement.
Shraideh also expressed the government's aspiration to continue
its cooperation with OFID in the next stage to help Jordan
implement its economic modernization vision.
Alkhalifa, for his part, voiced OFID's aspiration to enhance
future cooperation with Jordan in all fields, confirming that the
loan would contribute to enhancing food security in Jordan.
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