国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Jordans agricultural sector fails to benefit from border reopening with Syria:
<p><span word="AMMAN">AMMAN</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 21-- <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="reopened">reopened</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mid">mid</span> <span word="October">October</span> 2018, <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exported">exported</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="kg">kg</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="neighboring">neighboring</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="repened">repened</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Adnan">Adnan</span> <span word="Khaddam">Khaddam</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="Valley">Valley</span> <span word="Farmers">Farmers</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="win">win</span>-<span word="win">win</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="obviously">obviously</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="more">more</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="continuation">continuation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Jordanian">Jordanian</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>," <span word="Khaddam">Khaddam</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exported">exported</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dinars">dinars</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="years">years</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> 2011, <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="agricultural">agricultural</span> <span word="exports">exports</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="exceeded">exceeded</span> 200,000 <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Zuhair">Zuhair</span> <span word="Jweihan">Jweihan</span>, <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="Exporters">Exporters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Producers">Producers</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Fruits">Fruits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Vegetables">Vegetables</span>.</p><p><span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="exported">exported</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60,000 <span word="metric">metric</span> <span word="tonnes">tonnes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="closure">closure</span>, <span word="Jweihan">Jweihan</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="April">April</span> 2017, <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Jaber">Jaber</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span>. <span word="Passenger">Passenger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cargo">cargo</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="halted">halted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Syrian">Syrian</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nasib">Nasib</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="border">border</span>, <span word="some">some</span> 80 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Amman">Amman</span>.</p>
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