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Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

New Program Will Promote Sale of Golan Produce

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

“Golan Buys Golan” offers direct sale of Golan produce from farmers to consumers.

News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Agricultural Agreement Signed Between Israel and Bahrain

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

This marks yet another step forward in Israel’s warming relationship with the Arab world since the signing of the Abraham Accords in 2020.

Business and Economy / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Gulf States / UAE

Israelis Partner with Emiratis to Address Critical Food-Security and Agricultural Needs

By Yaakov Lappin

An online investment conference was driven by the objective of assisting the Gulf state in meeting one of its central challenges, which came to light even more so amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Haifa U's Prof. Fahima Celebrated for Global Impact on Food Insecurity

By Jewish Press News Desk

The study developed a way to yield more protein and mineral-rich wheat grains which will help to improve its nutrition value.

Terrorism / Israel / Gaza / Hamas / Business and Economy

Gaza Belt Fires Deal Israeli Honey Industry Massive Blow

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The fires completely destroyed 30 hive systems and damaged 30 more before they could be evacuated, as well as roughly 170 acres of fields surrounding them.

Gaza / Government / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Local

Sterilized Fruit Flies to Combat Pests on Gaza Border

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The project is expected to save the use of 33,000 liters of chemical pesticides.

Headline / Government / Science and Tech / Weather

Heavy Rain Predicted, But Not Enough to Break Drought

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

"The government is trying to find water in other places. But the quality of the water will be very poor. So for now, the vegetables are fine, but the earth is losing its minerals and soil structure."

Photo of the Day

Cotton

By Photo of the Day

A crop duster flies over a cotton field in the Hefer Valley.

Headline / Weather / Ben-Gurion University

Israel to Launch Research Satellite, Will Track Climate Change

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

The satellite will help a farmer see the spatial and temporal changes of crops in the entire field, and on an intra-field scale of small plots as well.

Featured / Israel / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Wild Wheat Genome Sequencing May Boost Future Food Production, Safety

By JNi.Media

'From a biological and historical viewpoint, we have created a ‘time tunnel’ we can use to examine wheat from before the origins of agriculture.'

UK / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / European Union

Israel’s ScanTask Chosen for Industry Expo in London

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

ScanTask will present on intelligence technology for the agriculture sector at an industry expo in the UK.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Health and Medicine / Religion / Judaism

Agriculture Ministry Launching Campaign to Discourage Using Chickens for 'Kapparot'

By JNi.Media

The guidelines are intended to prevent the spread of disease, as well as minimize animal suffering.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Health and Medicine / Science and Tech

Agriculture Minister: Israeli Farmers Will Export Cannabis in Two Years

By JNi.Media

The program regulating the medical cannabis industry was approved by the Israeli government some two months ago.

Israel / News Briefs / Turkey / Europe / Business and Economy / Russia

Russia Punishes Turkey by Importing Tomatoes from Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Moscow's official reason for halting food imports from Turkey is that they suddenly do not meet "sanitary regulations."

Israel / Global / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

600 Million Israel Spiders Attack Enemies of S. American Crops

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A religious kibbutz grows and exports the spiders that eat up smaller spiders that damage crops in Colombia.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Hamas 'Tax' Revenue from Israeli Imports: NIS 175,000,000

By Shalom Bear

The Gazans said they missed Gush Katif and working with the Jewish Settlers, at a conference of Gazan and Israeli farmers and importers held in Israel.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / China

China Buys Israeli Smart Irrigation Tech Company for $20 Million

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

China’s Yuanda Enterprise Group announced last week that it had bought the Israeli company AutoAgronome Israel Ltd for $20 million in order to expand its business to high-tech agriculture.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / ISIS

IDF Stands By as Al Qaeda Offensive Threatens Golan Farmers

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israelis in the Golan Heights are caught between a rock and a hard place.

Israel / US / News Briefs

Arid State of Nevada Seeks Help from Israeli Agricultural Experts

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Nevada is hoping to share best practices on water and crops with Israel In a campaign to revitalize its barren terrain. The desert-heavy U.S. state’s governor, Brian Sandoval, is planning a trip to Israel’s Negev in October to learn more about indoor farming, and how using Israeli technology could rejuvenate Nevada’s lackluster farming industry. Nevada […]

Israel / Global / News Briefs

Punjab Farmers Learn Farming Techniques from Israel

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

A 10-member delegation of dairy farmers from the Punjab region of India recently visited Israel to participate in a training program about modern dairy farming techniques at kibbutzim and moshavim across Israel. A member of the delegation, Karnail Singh, told the Times of India that weather conditions in Israel are similar to Punjab but that […]

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Israeli Scientists Offer Solution to Famine

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Let’s see what the Boycott Israel movement will say if Israel succeeds in developing new technology to reduce famine by enabling crops to grow in droughts. Maybe it will blame Israel for lower food prices.

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Religion

Plague of Locusts Returns to Israel for Shavuot

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Fundamentalists were working overtime before Passover to describe how just as in Biblical times, the Jews were spared from the plague. Now the locusts are working overtime, just in time for Shavuot.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / Jewish / Global / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

Chinese Media Ho-Hum on Netanyahu’s Visit

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Chinese media have reported Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s current visit as secondary news, reflecting China’s distance from the Israeli-Palestinian Authority issue. PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas is also in China, and his visit has gained slightly more attention than Netanyahu’s. The Prime Minister’s main mission is economic, and Israel’s trump card in any political dealings between […]

Israel / News Briefs / Archaeology

Evidence of Stone Age Cultic Phallic Symbols Found in Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Signs of the agricultural revolution in the Stone Age were found in northern Israel. Archaeologists discovered remains of an ancient village, along with sexual symbols.

Israel / News Briefs

Israel Winning War against the Locusts

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Spray planes are working overtime and so far have overcome millions of locusts that have invaded southern Israel, with much smaller numbers reported in northern Israel. Planes sprayed fields in the Negev overnight and early Wednesday morning before the locusts could feast on fields of wheat and vegetables. Tzfat (Safed) residents were surprised to see […]

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs

Locusts Invade Israel but More of a Tourist Site than a Plague

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israelis are excited over the latest tourists – locusts – while the Agriculture Ministry is making sure the pests have a short stay. Armchair preachers are having as field day with the new arrivals.

Middle East / Levant / Islamists / Religion

Plague of Locusts Returns to Egypt

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Locusts, 10 Plagues, Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood, Bible, Passover, agriculture,

News Briefs

Polish AG Looking into Ritual Slaughter’s Constitutionality

By JTA

Poland's attorney general has asked the country's Constitutional Court to investigate the constitutionality of ritual slaughter. Andrzej Seremet said that he believes the minister of agriculture, who allowed an exemption to Polish law to accommodate ritual slaughter, violated the constitution. Under Polish law, animals must be stunned before slaughter; the only exception is ritual slaughter. […]

Israel / Global / SciTech

Israeli Scientist Wins World Food Prize for Drip Irrigation

By Malkah Fleisher

An 81 year old Israeli scientist whose revolutionary irrigation methods have saved and improved the lives of millions of people throughout the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and South America, has received the prestigious World Food Prize, according to an announcement made by the foundation on Tuesday.

Food / News Briefs

Tomato Shortage Leads to Price Surge in Israel

By Malkah Fleisher

A tomato shortage has led to a surge in prices for the juicy Israeli staples, with prices estimated to reach NIS 16 per kilo on Monday ($1.90/lb).  Tomatoes are usually an inexpensive commodity, available at 45 - 75 cents a pound. The shortage is a result of the conclusion of a growing season.  In a […]

Israel / SciTech

Israeli Innovations: Helping the High-Tech and the Under-Privileged

By Malkah Fleisher

A slew of new Israeli innovations are set to make life more convenient – and more viable – all over the world.

Serials

Freedom Is the Ownership of Time

By Itamar Frankenthal

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