Agriculture

IDF soldiers accused of stealing 250 goats from Syria - N12

The soldiers are accused of ordering trucks to transport the goats to several breeding sites.

Some of the stolen goats near Kochav Hashahar, 2023
“It may be uncomfortable to hear this, but no one conducted a survey in Arab society to understand why we didn’t face a ‘Guardian of the Walls 2’ on October 7.”

‘We have entered a new era where Israel’s agriculture survival is at risk’

Palestinians walk past a sign calling for a boycott of Israel painted on a wall in Bethlehem

Witnessing Israel’s innovation and moral purpose - opinion

Farmers and dairy farmers protest against Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's proposed reforms, January 5, 2026.

Israeli farmers protest Smotrich's proposed dairy reform, warn of 400 farm closures


A year after October 7, Israeli farmers from the South need help to rebuild

The Hamas attacks left southern Israel’s fields devastated, with fields and livelihoods shattered. KKL-JNF is leading efforts to revive their land, but they need support.  

 KKL-JNF staff at work to prepare new agriculture fields in Israel's south.

Record heat hits Israel: Soaring food prices and climate change challenges - opinion

Israel's record-breaking heat is pushing food prices higher. Learn how climate change is impacting agriculture and what needs to be done.

 THE WRITER speaks at an event at the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC.

With AI and robotics, two Israeli startups showcase the future of sustainable farming

Two Israeli startups collaborate to develop innovative techniques for sustainable agriculture in response to environmental challenges and food security crises.

 A Hydroponic farm which grows lettuce in a greenhouse, in the Jewish settlement of Migdal Oz, Gush Etzion, on March 29, 2023. Illustration.

Gov't calls for ag-tech projects, will offer funding up to NIS 16m.

Israel's new program provides NIS 16m. to ag-tech start-ups, aiming to boost innovation and revitalize Gaza border communities.

 Dozens of Bedouin students volunteer in agriculture in the Gaza Envelope.

Israel boosts egg import quota amid war in North

The quota was determined based on the ministry's predictions of what Israel's egg production will be given the security situation and weather conditions, and taking holiday consumption into account.

Crates of eggs waiting to be unloaded and sold at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda Shuk, February 1, 2023.

Agricultural productivity down, food waste up since outbreak of Israel-Hamas War - report

The combined effects of less access to agricultural land and fewer foreign and Palestinian workers have pushed Israeli agriculture to the brink.

 Agriculture

NIS 9.6 million: Aquaculture receives significant support

The Ministry of Agriculture will invest approximately NIS 10 million in aquaculture to help the fish farmers affected by the lowering of the duty on imported fish.

 Combined in the Mediterranean diet and the Atlantic diet. Fish

Thailand suspends the arrival of thousands of workers to Israel following Iranian threats

Thai laborers began returning to Israel in May, seven months after many left following the Hamas attack on October 7.

 Thai workers in Otef. "The Thais call and want to return, but no one here handles the procedure"

How Mahaz brings Jews back to the beauty of Jewish farming and agriculture

Explore Mahaz Fellows' journey in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where Jewish tradition merges with regenerative farming and homesteading skills.

 Mahaz’s farms sit in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia,  where fellows are taught skills related to regenerative agriculture and homesteading arts—all in a Jewish context.

'Without agriculture, we face an existential threat': Food security experts speak at conference

Since the start of the war, agricultural production has significantly declined. As of March, approximately 90% of Israeli farmers reported damages to their farms due to the war.

 Yoel Zilberman, founder and CEO of HaShomer HaChadash, at a special conference on Israel’s food security.