International permaculture delegation visits Kingdom

AMMAN — A delegation of permaculture experts from 35 countries on Monday visited the Sharhabeel Agricultural Research Station to learn more about Jordan’s experience in the field, “as a prelude to the transfer of modern technology to the station”.

“Jordan is one of the first countries in the Middle East to introduce permaculture, attracting donor countries and partners to implement permaculture and agricultural sustainability in both plant and animal production,” Director General of the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) Nizar Haddad said in a NARC statement.

Yahya Abu Sini, coordinator of the permaculture project at NARC, said that blueprints have been drafted for Sharhabeel and Ghor Al Safi ahead of their implementation later this year.