Agriculture

Start-Up Ethiopia: Addis Ababa takes a page from Israel's innovation playbook

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS: Ethiopia is looking to Israel’s Start-Up Nation model as it builds its own AI sector and strengthens technological cooperation.

‘ANCIENT CONNECTIONS’: A view toward Jerusalem’s Old City during Sigd celebrations emphasizes the centuries-old ties between Ethiopia and the Jewish state – ties now expanding into diplomacy, technology, and regional cooperation.
NEGEV DESERT - APRIL 06 2011:Israeli farmers desert farming planting vines in a desert farm in the Negev, Israel. Israel is a world-leader in agricultural technologies despite its dry climate

Can fungus farming make tomatoes taste better? Israeli researchers say yes

Yair Belachovsky speaks at a state memorial ceremony for Joseph Trumpeldor and the defenders of Tel Hai in 2025

Reviving Tel Hai: Yair Belachovsky’s mission to preserve a defining legacy

Nitzan Gerzi from the SeaNovation innovation center in Eilat

The development that makes it possible to maintain the health of edible fish


Bringing tequila to the Negev: Leitner’s agave dream in Israel

Slowly slowly, as quickly as agriculture allows, Avi Leitner’s crazy dream is coming to fruition. 

 DON’T BE fooled! This is not Mexico but Kibbutz Alumim in the Western Negev.

Gene-edited tomatoes achieve increased sweetness without loss of size or yield

Scientists used CRISPR to knock out two genes, increasing sugar content in tomatoes by up to 30%.

 Growing solarino tomato plants.

Despite war, we are leading the fight against climate change, says Israel’s Climate Ambassador

“Climate change continues to happen, and it is important that Israel remains part of the efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change,” Behar said.

 Ambassador Gideon Behar, Israel’s Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, in his pesticide-free garden in Modi'in.

Five killed, another seriously wounded in Hezbollah strikes on Israeli farm

Israeli media reported that one citizen, a farmer, was killed in the attack, along with four foreign workers.

 View of a fire that started from missiles launched from Lebanon to Metula, northern Israel, June 18, 2024

Harvesting for Sukkot: A look at the farmers who grow the holiday's Four Species

The farmers who grow the Four Species that symbolize the holiday of Sukkot.

  SHDEYUR AVRAHAMI is seen alongside etrogim for Sukkot.

More than 30 dogs rescued from illegal ‘puppy mill’ in Israel

The dogs were found in an agricultural area, confined in makeshift enclosures and cages, surrounded by weeds and junk.

 (illustrative) dogs outdoor.

Israel’s food crisis worsens as war disrupts agricultural output

Leket chairman warns that rising food prices during the holidays are pushing vulnerable populations into nutritional insecurity.

 Joseph Gitler, Leket Israel founder and chairman, and Yuval, a farmer in central Israel.

Advanced agriculture is the key to a better future - opinion

After changing the name of the Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Israel must take further steps to recognize that food supply is a matter of national security.

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

Unpacking Israel’s agricultural miracle

LIVE: Tania Pons Allon, Director of the Kasser Joint Institute for Food, Water, and Energy Security, discusses how Israel transforms harsh desert environments into thriving agricultural hubs.

 Mike Starr, Diaspora Affairs Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, speaks with Tania Pons Allon, Director of the Kasser Joint Institute for Food, Water, and Energy Security at the Jewish National Fund (JNF-USA).

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.