Livestock breeders in the agricultural area north of Karak Governorate called for the necessity of paving the agricultural road leading to sheep breeding sites and their agricultural lands, because of the rugged slopes, holes, and bumps that pose a danger to its users while moving.
Speaking to the Jordanian News Agency (Petra), they said that transporting fodder and water for livestock has become difficult due to the severe wear and tear of the road and its being filled with stones and large potholes, which hinders traffic and increases its difficulty, which has recently prompted them to use animals in transport operations.
The farmer, Tariq Al-Habashna, who owns more than 250 heads of sheep and owns more than 400 dunums of agricultural land, said that the current agricultural season was productive, but he was unable to harvest his crops due to the inability of vehicles to reach the lands as a result of the rugged road.
Farmer Abu Khaled Al-Maaytah said that the road that leads to the farming area poses a clear danger to the region’s farmers and livestock breeders, especially with the increase in potholes and bumps and the large number of ground cracks due to the strong weather depressions that occurred last winter. He pointed out that the difficulty of walking on the road led him to move his 50 sheep away from the site of his land about 10 km due to the extreme ruggedness of the road so that he could provide water and fodder for them through his agricultural tractor.
Farmer Abu Ibrahim Al-Jaafra pointed out that about 10 years ago he used to transport water to the location of his sheep in the lands of the agricultural area through an agricultural tractor, but at the present time he was unable to drive it on the road while it was loaded with water due to the danger of the road, which prompted him to transport water to his sheep on animals.
Farmer Atallah Al-Ramadin said that he sold his 100 sheep due to his inability to reach his land, which he cultivated with wheat and barley and which saved him a lot of costs throughout the year, calling on the concerned authorities to respond to their demands and pave the road so that the area’s farmers and livestock breeders can reach their lands, cultivate them, and benefit from their bounties instead of leaving them barren without cultivation.
Meanwhile, farmer Fayez Al-Thanibat confirmed that the road leading to the agricultural area serves dozens of farmers in the areas of Rakine, Al-Jadidah and Ader, which requires the concerned authorities to respond to the demands so that farmers can continue their agricultural journey.
In turn, the Chairman of the Karak Governorate Council, Sheikh Ismat Deliwan Al-Majali, confirmed that the Council places among its priorities attention to agricultural methods with the aim of providing the optimal service to farmers, pointing out that the Council is working within a systematic plan in cooperation with the concerned authorities to study the various important service needs in the governorate to include them in the Council’s budget.
