Wasfi El Zaghoul and Razan Zuayter discuss Agricultural Economics | The Arab Group for the Protection of Nature
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Wasfi El Zaghoul and Razan Zuayter discuss Agricultural Economics

President of APN Razan Zuayter was the guest on the radio show “El Bood El Iktisaadi” (The Economic Dimension) with Wasfi Zaghoul on the 11th of December 2013.  

Razan presented her opinions on agrarian economy and sustainable development.

Zuayter stressed on a number of important topics such as the difference between economic growth and broade sustainable development which includes principles on the fair distribution of resources ownership, production and development.

She talked about the need to widen the umbrella of development to include all governorates of the Kingdom and not only the capital Amman. She also stressed on the importance of investing in productive sectors such as agriculture and industry, and the independence from foreign conditional support that marginalize these two sectors. She concluded with the importance of emphasizing on food sovereignty and natural resources that are the base of sustainable economic development.