Agriculture

Israel's drought is a public health and food security crisis - opinion

Israel's national food security plan offers a plan forward amid one of the worst droughts in the country's history.

 A researcher stands in an experimental rice field belonging to seed technology firm Kaiima Bio-Agritech near Kfar Tavor in northern Israel.
Samples of a pathogen identified by the U.S. Department of Justice as Fusarium graminearum, a fungus it said was classified in scientific literature as a potential agroterrorism weapon, are seen in a criminal complaint by the FBI against Chinese researcher Zunyong Liu and his girlfriend Yunqing Jian

US charges two Chinese scientists with smuggling devastating crop-killing fungus

 Volunteers from Connections in Agriculture working in north Israel, June 2025.

Org. launches 'Northward' project to support farms in Israel's North

 AgroApp

The new app that provides an efficient and quick solution for farmers


Missing Africa’s innovation moment? Geopolitical shifts could push Israel away - opinion

As global innovation hubs shift and new markets emerge, Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming a critical arena of opportunity.

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu and then-Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta deliver joint statements in Jerusalem in 2016. Israel’s trade with Kenya, one of Africa’s most vibrant economies, totals only tens of millions of dollars, says the writer.

Israel’s rural estates have quietly become the country’s most resilient real-estate bet - opinion

“Buyers are chasing a fixed pool of properties that still carry untapped building rights.”

 Aerial view of the rural estate uncovered in Rahat, with the vaulted complex in the centre. The estate is the first of its kind discovered in the Negev.

Gov't approves NGO's plan to secure Jordan border including reinforcing fence, IDF presence

The National Missions Ministry, led by Orit Strock, allocated a budget of 80 million shekels for the first year of implementing HaShomer HaChadash's five-year plan.

 HaShomer HaChadash

Fieldin announces collaboration with ARAG

This is to provide farmers with precision spraying technologies. The joint solution will improve real-time spray monitoring, reduce waste, and enhance treatment efficiency in perennial crops.

 Fieldin

Ag-tech company Phytech launches AI-based "irrigation advisor" for farmers worldwide

The AI Advisor analyzes data transmitted from trees and soil, as well as climate data, providing precise, actionable irrigation recommendations for each plot.

 Phytech

Food security crisis: How war has impacted Israel's food supply

As Israel moves forward, it must continue to balance technological innovation with sustainable agricultural practices while ensuring that all citizens have access to the resources they need.

 AN AERIAL view crop fields and moshav Kfar Ma’as, south of Petah Tikva.

Education and agriculture: Twin pillars of resilience in wartime - opinion

In this crisis, we have learned that education, much like agriculture, must persist even in the most turbulent times.

 Students at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's campus in Rehovot.

Food wasted during wartime costs Israelis $445m., report finds

The report also stated that approximately 1.5 million Israelis live with insufficient access to food, an increase from 1.4 million in 2022.

FRESH PRODUCE is stacked in a store in Jerusalem’s Mahaneh Yehuda market

105 million eggs: Israel increases imports to meet Passover needs

A quota of 105 million eggs was opened for eggs to be imported customs-free, and some 40 million have already been imported, the ministries said.

 Test tubes labelled "Bird Flu" and eggs are seen in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023.

Can Israeli innovation end global world hunger? - opinion

The need for action is urgent, but the path forward is clear. Together, we can achieve a world without hunger.

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

Volunteer effort grows to protect farmers from a surge in livestock theft and agricultural crime

With agricultural crime surging as spring approaches, a call goes out to the public to join efforts to safeguard Israel’s farmers.

 HaShomer HaChadash