ELZUBI to Al-Ghad Newspaper – Insurance and the Farmer Under Pressure

ELZUBI concluded that protecting the Jordan Valley—and agriculture as a whole—is no longer a sectoral issue for one ministry, but a matter of food, social, and economic security. A farmer who loses his season does not lose income alone: his family suffers, his workers stop, food chains are disrupted up to the consumer’s table in Amman, Irbid, and Karak. When losses repeat without protection, abandoning the land becomes rational for the farmer but strategic loss for the state. The required shift is from reactive “crisis response” to preventive planning. Farmers need not only compensation after loss, but a safety net before disaster strikes.