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.

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

 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

 Cocoa beans

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


Formerly toxic Neot Hovav dump wins Cleantech 2015 Prize

The annual exhibition and conference exhibits Israeli innovation and ideas.

Moovit app has 10 million users

Agriculture crimes drop 14% in 2014

The past year sees cattle and sheep thievery plummet the most.

A border police officer at a farm

Israeli innovators receive grants to aid developing world

The Grand Challenges Israel program aims to use technology to solve health, water and agricultural challenges in developing nations.

Indian farmers in Pusa working with former Israeli agriculture minister Orit Noked in 2008

‘When we say hi-tech, we think about Israel’

Vietnamese agriculture officials: Cooperation is increasingly strong, with growth potential.

Tran Kim Long, director-general of the Vietnamese Agriculture and Rural Development Ministry's international cooperation department, at his office in Hanoi.

Israel teaches Dominican Republic how to turn trash into cooking gas

Umm Batin residents recently recieved machines that convert kitchen waste and animal manure into usable cooking gas and liquid fertilizer.

A beduin Umm Batin resident uses the HomeBioGas system.

Know your pitahaya from your anona

Often the result of 20 years of research, exotic fruit thrives here.

Cherimoya fruit

British policymaker: Israeli, Palestinian cooperation on environmental issues can further regional peace

“I’ve come away with a feeling that scientific collaboration and cooperation is a way of building bridges,” Lord John krebs said of his visit to Israel.

Lord John Krebs, British scientist and policymaker.

Israeli-Indian agricultural cooperation springs forward

At the agricultural centers in India, each focusing on different crops, Israeli experts train Indian professional farmers, who then teach other local farmers.

Indian farmers in Pusa working with former Israeli agriculture minister Orit Noked in 2008

Agriculture Ministry to farmers: Separate West Bank, Golan Heights products ahead of EU ban

Israeli farmers also now need to make a list of materials they use from farms over the Green Line.

Cheese at a shop in Jerusalem's Machane Yehuda.

Southern farmers suffer from heavy damage, hope to receive ample compensation

Farmers file 91 claims to the Tax Authority for direct damages to agriculture around the country.

Vegetables in Mahane Yehuda