Israel technology for agriculture

Witnessing Israel’s innovation and moral purpose - opinion

From life-saving medical care to groundbreaking tech, Israel is a nation of innovation, morality, and hope in a challenging world.

|ByPAUSHALI LASS
Palestinians walk past a sign calling for a boycott of Israel painted on a wall in Bethlehem
A Hydroponic farm which grows lettuce in a greenhouse, in the Jewish settlement of Migdal Oz, Gush Etzion, on March 29, 2023. Illustration.

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.

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

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.

|ByARIEL SHAPIRA
Cocoa beans

High hopes in Israel for 'super hero' cocoa that survived frontline conditions

"It's a very unusual result, to find a strain that can withstand 3-1/2 months of drought as new fresh seedlings and also severe cold front."

|ByREUTERS

Visiting officials: Emerging nations require private-sector involvement for agriculture

Israeli Agritech Exhibition attracts 35,000 people from 117 countries

APRIL 29, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
Food [illustrative]

Tech Talk: Going geek in the Negev

A round-up of the latest hi-tech news from Israel and around the world.

APRIL 28, 2015ByARIEL SHAPIRA
One of the Geekcon Green inventions: A satellite dish stove

‘A drip revolution’ around the world

When he was approached in 1972 by the founders of the budding Netafim firm, Rafi Mehoudar had no idea he would soon develop one of the most widely used irrigation technologies around the world.

APRIL 23, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
Netafim

La révolution, au goutte-à-goutte

La micro-irrigation aide à lutter contre la faim dans le monde. A l’origine de cette invention, Rafi Mehoudar et le kibboutz Hatzerim. L’histoire d’une réussite

APRIL 21, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
Rafi Mehoudar

Government launches NIS 100m. fund to help Arava farmers diversify away from peppers

Under the program, farmer who agree to convert their pepper growing areas into spaces to develop other crops are eligible to receive grants.

APRIL 14, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
A peck of peppers

Hebrew University receives USAID grant to boost crop yields

The grant, whose application was facilitated by the New York-based American Friends of Hebrew University, will enable the establishment of a Unit of Correlative Microscopy at Rehovot campus.

MARCH 5, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
A drip irrigation farm.

SPNI files High Court petition against Agriculture Ministry demanding fishing reforms

"We must save the ecological system of the Mediterranean Sea from collapse – 100,000 protected animals die every year in the sea, as a result of uncontrolled fishing," a statement from SPNI said.

MARCH 1, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
Fresh fish

BGU researchers partner with EU countries on pepper harvesting robot

"Sweeper" program to develop first generation of harvesting robots on the market.

FEBRUARY 22, 2015BySHARON UDASIN
A demonstration of the picking arm at BGU as part of the preceding CROPS program with former PhD student Efi Vitzrabin

A green and pleasant land

FEBRUARY 18, 2015ByMICHAEL ORDMAN
The Jerusalem Post

Grapevine: Campaigning in many tongues

Election campaigns are being conducted in numerous languages.

JANUARY 28, 2015ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
Uri Ariel