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Agriculture in Israel

  • A drip irrigation farm.

    ISRAEL, 2015/12/20 Researchers at Ben-Gurion University’s Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research say treated gray water is safe for irrigation and does not pose a risk for gastrointestinal illness or water-related diseases. The study, published in the online journal Science of the Total Environment (Elsevier), determined that there was no additional incidence of gastroenteritis or water-related diseases caused by use of treated gray water in gardens, even at the same time as compared to tap water and other irrigation water sources.

  • India minister praises Israel’s ‘more crop per drop’ farm model

    INDIA, 2015/05/09 The business of government is politics, but there’s a time to put politics on the shelf, according to Davendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of the State of Maharashtra in India. “Everybody has to eat,” Fadnavis told The Times of Israel in an exclusive interview. “Israel’s agricultural and water technology is helping to satisfy global hunger. Who could disagree with that?” India’s strategy in the past has been to keep Israel at arm’s length so as not to aggravate its relationship with the Arab world and its large Muslim minority. But that strategy goes out the window when it comes to engaging with Israel for its agricultural technology. Israel and India have extensive ag-tech ties, with government-level projects to improve growing techniques for a wide variety of crops, to dozens of business collaborations between private companies.

  • Israeli Government Supports Pepper Exporters from the Arava

    ISRAEL, 2015/04/26 The Israeli government has announced a new program to support Israeli pepper exporters, who have been hit hard by the financial conditions in Russia and Europe, its major markets. Peppers are Israel’s major export crops in the completed few years, and most of the pepper fields are located in Israel’s southern Arava region. In order to aid pepper growers, Israel’s Agriculture and Treasury ministries have come together to encourage farmers to spread out their crop growths additional evenly, and thus make them additional resilient to changing economic conditions.

  • Netafim Signs $500 Million Financing Facility Agreement

    ISRAEL, 2015/04/08 Netafim, the world leader in irrigation, announced today that it has signed a 5-year, $500-million financing facility agreement. The facility is comprised of $150 million long-term loan and $350 million of revolving short term loans and lines of credit for working capital and project-related guarantees. The lending syndicate is led by Bank Hapoalim, and includes: HSBC, Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, Migdal Insurance and Financial Holdings, Union Bank of Israel, and Israel Discount Bank.

  • Slime is making millions of people sick every year.

    ISRAEL, 2014/09/02 Who knew that slime could be such a pest? As well known as biofilm, that slimy bacteria that builds up on food and in the kitchen makes millions of people sick each year. And not just in developing nations with poor sanitation. Slime is the root cause of a lot of bacterial infections that won’t go away. But an American immigrant to Israel thinks he’s got a solution — by presently patented and being developed into a product to ensure that fruits and vegetables will be safer to consume by the time they reach your table.

  • The Top 12 Ways Israel Feeds The World

    ISRAEL, 2014/08/15 Food security is a major concern for our rapidly growing planet. As resources dwindle and the people rises, smart solutions for better agriculture and safer food storage are essential.

  • Potash Corp scraps takeover bid for Israel Chemicals;

    ISRAEL, 2013/04/28 Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc., the world’s major fertilizer producer, scrapped a proposed takeover bid for Israel Chemicals Ltd. next opposition to the transaction from workers and Israeli politicians. “Presently is not the time to pursue this opportunity,” Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based Potash Corp. said Thursday in its prime-quarter earnings statement.

  • Israeli Farmer Invents Solution for Lemon Rot

    ISRAEL, 2013/04/02 A farmer from southern Israel has invented a product that could be a boon to lemon farmers worldwide. The invention prevents the spread of Mal secco, a fungal disease affecting citrus trees that has been known to kill entire lemon groves.

  • Despite Rain, a Hard Winter for Farmers

    ISRAEL, 2013/04/02 The winter that ended this week saw Israel’s most bountiful rainy season in a decade. However, farmers have an unpleasant surprise: despite the heavy rain, it was a drought year for crops. WE spoke to Moshe Kahane, a farmer from southern Israel who is well-known in agricultural circles. “It started very well, in November, December and January there was a ton of rain, almost twice what fell the year formerly. But unfortunately, in February and March there was nearly no rain,” he said.
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