Ajloun: good rain revive hopes for new agricultural season

Alanbat -Rahaf Abdullah

The rain that have fallen since on thuresday in different regions of Ajloun revive the farmers hopes for a good agricultural season, it reflected positively on agriculture sector, both plant and animal.

Some of those who care about agriculture said that the rains will reflected positively on agriculture, plant, and animal sector whence distribution and quantities of precipitation, especially, for agriculture field.

Eng. Hussain Al-khalidi, Director of Ajloun Agriculture confirmed the importance for farmers of investing for precipitation in the creation of earthy ashes to collect the precipitation in their farms to faces water  scarcity and to get benefits from runoff during depression to collect as much as possible from rainwater.

He pointed out that the rains have positive effects, especially on fields’ crops, in addition to enhance soil moisture storage and collect water in earthy plant.

The farmer Ibrahim Shaaban said that the rains herald a good agricultural season and it's clearing the air of dust and dirt and the vegetative growth for the planted winter crops and increase the productivity efficiency.

The farmer Mohammed Freihat indicated that the precipitation will contribute to the growth of wild herbs and plants early in the year, thus securing the need for sheep from natural pastures and alleviating the financial burdens on livestock breeders.