{"id":"jordan-farm-study-identifies-water-as-major-agriculture-constraint","canonicalSlug":"jordan-farm-study-identifies-water-as-major-agriculture-constraint","url":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/jordan-farm-study-identifies-water-as-major-agriculture-constraint","language":"en","title":"Farm study identifies water as a major constraint in Jordan","summary":"Jordan’s National Agricultural Research Center completed a water–energy–food–ecosystems assessment covering 300 farms, Petra reported. The assessment recorded a mean index of 0.42 on a scale from zero to one and identified water as a major constraint on agriculture.","body":["Jordan’s National Agricultural Research Center completed a water–energy–food–ecosystems assessment covering 300 farms, Petra reported. The assessment recorded a mean index of 0.42 on a scale from zero to one and identified water as a major constraint on agriculture.","The index placed most surveyed farms in a fragile-to-moderate sustainability bracket. NARC and ICARDA experts reviewed irrigation and pumping efficiency, groundwater and energy management, soil salinity, fertilizer use and natural-resource stewardship, then prioritized immediate field interventions."],"keyPoints":[],"sections":[],"text":"Farm study identifies water as a major constraint in Jordan\n\nJordan’s National Agricultural Research Center completed a water–energy–food–ecosystems assessment covering 300 farms, Petra reported. The assessment recorded a mean index of 0.42 on a scale from zero to one and identified water as a major constraint on agriculture.\n\nJordan’s National Agricultural Research Center completed a water–energy–food–ecosystems assessment covering 300 farms, Petra reported. The assessment recorded a mean index of 0.42 on a scale from zero to one and identified water as a major constraint on agriculture.\n\nThe index placed most surveyed farms in a fragile-to-moderate sustainability bracket. NARC and ICARDA experts reviewed irrigation and pumping efficiency, groundwater and energy management, soil salinity, fertilizer use and natural-resource stewardship, then prioritized immediate field interventions.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"eventDate":"2026-09-17","eventDateBasis":"source-event-or-period","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","modifiedAt":"2026-10-05T18:31:00Z","publicationBasis":"first-publication","preparedAt":null,"sourcePublishedAt":"2026-09-17","translatedAt":null,"sources":[{"name":"Petra / National Agricultural Research Center","url":"https://pt1.petra.gov.jo/en/news/water-scarcity-a-primary-threat-to-jordans-agriculture-study-finds","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-17"}],"translations":{"en":"https://wellficent.com/en/news/jordan-farm-study-identifies-water-as-major-agriculture-constraint","tr":"https://wellficent.com/tr/news/jordan-farm-study-identifies-water-as-major-agriculture-constraint","ar":"https://wellficent.com/ar/news/jordan-farm-study-identifies-water-as-major-agriculture-constraint","fr":"https://wellficent.com/fr/news/jordan-farm-study-identifies-water-as-major-agriculture-constraint","es":"https://wellficent.com/es/news/jordan-farm-study-identifies-water-as-major-agriculture-constraint"},"corrections":[],"locations":[]}