Urban gardening in Mafraq and Irbid
“Instead of buying the vegetables I need for cooking, I managed to produce them in my backyard.”
Although it was implemented on a limited scale, a project by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in Jordan has proven that “urban gardening” can be a partial solution to food insecurity in the country, according to the agency.
Titled “Enhance Food Security and Nutrition for the Most Vulnerable Jordanians and Syrian Refugee Households through Improved Access to Safe and Nutritional Food”, the six-month project concluded earlier this year and was implemented in the northern governorates of Mafraq and Irbid.
“It is a great feeling to cut costs by planting what you need at home. I planted lettuce, onion, spinach, cauliflower and other vegetables needed at any household,” the Mafraq resident Umm Fadi told The Jordan Times, adding that she also allowed a neighbour to use the space around her house to plant what she needs.
Read the full article via Amman News Daily.
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