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Improved Quality in Euro-Mediterranean Fruits and Vegetables Processing Industry Oct. 2001

Improved Quality in Euro-Mediterranean Fruits and Vegetables Processing Industry Oct. 2001. Isam Mustafa Higher Council for Science and Technology, Jordan. General Background. Population in Jordan is around 5 million, and the population growth rate is very high Total area is around 90000 km^2

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Improved Quality in Euro-Mediterranean Fruits and Vegetables Processing Industry Oct. 2001

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  1. Improved Quality in Euro-Mediterranean Fruits and Vegetables Processing IndustryOct. 2001 Isam Mustafa Higher Council for Science and Technology, Jordan

  2. General Background • Population in Jordan is around 5 million, and the population growth rate is very high • Total area is around 90000 km^2 • More than 85% of the country is considered to be desert • Rainfall exceeds 500 mm per year in the northwestern quadrant • Per Capita income is around $US 1655 • Shortage of water

  3. General BackgroundAverage Annual Expenditure of Household on Food and Beverage (%)

  4. General Background Industrial Origin of GDP (M. JD)

  5. General Background Relative Importance to GDP

  6. Agricultural Indicators 1999

  7. Country Total Surface

  8. Field Crops

  9. Irrigated and non Irrigated Areas (%)

  10. Labor Distribution , 2000

  11. Number of Permanent Labour by Qualification, 2000

  12. Food Production and Consumption

  13. Food Industry Indicators , 1998

  14. Food Industry and Total Industry , 1998

  15. Food Industry (Imports & Exports) 2000

  16. Problems of Food Industry • Limited Availability of Support Services • Imported Obsolete Processing Technologies and Packaging • Deficient Food Safety System • Week Technical Capabilities in Support Institutions and Private Enterprises • Heavy Post – Harvest Losses • High Production Costs • Weak professional Associations • Poor Information Network • Poor Marketing Capabilities

  17. THE END THANK YOU

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