Jordanian farmers grow 70 million flowers a year — association

AMMAN — Jordanian farmers produce around 70 million flowers a year, which are sold locally or exported, Jordanian Association for Cut and Ornamental Plants President Mazen Ghalayini said on Sunday.

Ghalayini was briefing Agriculture Minister Reda Khawaldeh on the sector during a visit he paid to the flower market.

Khawaldeh asserted the ministry’s eagerness to find solutions to exporting issues facing the agricultural sector.

The minister said he would make field visits to become familiar with farmers’ problems, and that the ministry would work side by side with the private sector.