The former Minister of Agriculture, Eng. Ibrahim Al Shehahdeh, gave a lecture today to scholars of the 18th defense course entitled "Agricultural Policies in Jordan and Food Security Strategy" in the presence of acollege commandant, head and members of thediercting staff in the college he said that food security is based on two dimensions, namely the provision of food in sufficient quantities from within the homeland and the provision of the commodity in health and safety, that is, that these nutritional values are accessible to everyone at reasonable prices. Indicating that food security is of two types according to the political will of each country and its components, so food security may be absolute, meaning that the state provides all the food required for its people from within this country as it exploits all its natural resources such as land, water, and farmers to achieve absolute food security. He added that the second type is relative food security, in which the state cannot provide latent and complete food for its children, and it may share with other countries in securing it through commercial and international protocols. He added that the second type is relative food security, in which the state cannot provide latent and complete food for its children, and it may share with other countries in securing it through commercial and international protocols. He explained that one of the main challenges facing the agricultural sector is the weak funding resources for the agricultural sector, which encourages high-cost informal financing through intermediaries, climate change and the increase in risks to the sector, which limits investment activities in the sector, weak agricultural marketing infrastructure and the marketing system in general, in addition to high prices The requirements of agricultural production, especially for small farmers, and the weak financial support provided for applied agricultural research and technology transfer to find appropriate solutions to the technical problems facing farmers. At the end of the lecture, an open dialogue took place, during which the guest answered the students ’questions and inquiries