Jordan industry body calls for allowing cow imports to boost milk production
Published 13 Sep,2020 via The Jordan Times AMMAN — The Amman Chamber of Industry (ACI) on Sunday called for allowing cattle imports, citing the necessity of enhancing the Kingdom’s production of raw cow milk, according to an ACI statement.
The Kingdom’s production of fresh milk has dropped from 900 tonnes a day to 700 tonnes since the beginning of this year, marking a decline by 20 per cent, President of the Jordan and Amman Chambers of Industry Fathi Jaghbir said.
Jaghbir highlighted the increase in the rate of cattle abortion, as well as the low fertility in the dairy industry.
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