The General Assembly of the Association held the regular annual meeting in the presence of a representative of the Ministry of Agriculture, and the budget and administrative report for the year ending 2024 were approved. The estimated budget for 2025 was also approved, and a number of recommendations were recommended to the Board of Directors to enhance importers’ confidence in Jordanian dates and build their brand, as well as adopt the geographical indicator for Jordanian dates, adopt modern technologies in managing palm farms, expand the membership base in the Association, and work to address the problem of the shortage of agricultural labor available in the palm sector. At the end of the meeting, the Board of Directors thanked the Association for the efforts made to serve this vital and important sector.
In order to preserve our palm trees and the quality of our Jordanian dates, and within the framework of the Dutch Agricultural Support Project II for Jordan (HHS2), the Jordan Dates Association (JODA) and Advance Consulting continue, for the third week in a row, to organize training courses every Saturday on optimal agricultural operations (GAP), pest control, irrigation and fertilization management, pre-harvest operations, etc.) on palm trees, targeting farmers, agricultural engineers, and supervisors in palm farms in Jordan. The opportunity is available weekly for all workers in palm farms in the Kingdom to participate in this program. You can register directly for any of your workers by contacting the association on the phone: 0775853334, noting that the program covers transportation costs, training, and a meal for the participants.
In order to preserve our palm trees and the quality of our Jordanian dates, and within the framework of the Dutch Agricultural Support Project II for Jordan (HHS2), the Jordan Dates Association (JODA) and Advance Consulting continue, for the fifth consecutive week, to organize training courses every Saturday on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) in palm groves (tree service operations, irrigation and fertilization, and integrated pest management).
The fourth training workshop was organized on Saturday 11/1/2025, at the headquarters of the Jordan Dates Association (JODA), targeting farmers, agricultural engineers, and supervisors in palm farms in the Kingdom.
The opportunity is still available weekly to participate in these ongoing training workshops, and you can register whomever you see of workers, supervisors, and engineers in your farms directly by contacting the Jordan Dates Association (JODA) on the phone: 0775853334
Note that the program covers transportation, training, and lunch costs for participants, in addition to issuing a certificate of participation for all trainees.
