AMMAN — The average Jordanian derived 87 per cent of his/her daily calorie intake from plant produce in 2013, according to preliminary data prepared by the Department of Statistics (DoS).
According to DoS, Jordan has achieved self-sufficiency in some basic food items despite the presence of a food gap in others.
Tomatoes topped the self-sufficiency table of food items, followed by olive oil and olives.
At the other end of the table, wheat scored the lowest rate of self-sufficiency, followed by barley.