The Minister of Agriculture, Eng. Khaled Al-Hunaifat, said: "The issue of food security receives royal attention and a special priority in Jordan, as food security was the biggest challenge in 2021 after the emergence of the Corona virus." On Wednesday , during a lecture he gave at the Royal Jordanian National Defense College entitled "The Jordanian Food Security Pillar" for scholars in the 20th Defense Course, in the presence of the college commander, Brigadier General Azzam Al-Rawahneh, and the chairman and members of directing staff. And the Minister of Agriculture indicated that there are many challenges to agriculture and food security in Jordan, most notably climatic changes, limited water resources, increased demand for food and water, high rates of poverty and unemployment, high population growth rates, dependency ratios, and an increase in the number of refugees, in addition to the challenges resulting from lack of regional stability. With regard to the National Plan for Sustainable Agriculture (2022-2025), Al-Hunaifat indicated that this plan aims to improve the living conditions of farmers, increase the productivity of the agricultural sector, improve the efficiency of irrigation water use and its availability, and promote the use of modern agricultural technology to increase production and employment in the agricultural sector, in addition to Strengthening partnership with the private sector to increase the volume of investment in the agricultural sector and create job opportunities. Al-Hunaifat added that many food security strategic initiatives have been undertaken, the most important of which are the establishment of a national reference for food security (the Supreme Council for Food Security), the establishment and approval of a specific body for food security research, the establishment of a unified food security database, in addition to the establishment of a fund to accelerate achievement and investment in the areas of food security. Developing and modernizing food production processes, adopting climate-smart production systems, reducing food loss and waste, enhancing stocks of strategic and basic commodities in the public and private sectors, establishing a regional center for food security, activating partnerships with the private sector and countries of the region, and issuing an annual report on the state of food security in Jordan. At the end of the lecture, dialogue took place during which the minister answered the scholars questions and inquiries.