Israel technology for agriculture

The water diplomats: How western Negev AgTech and WaterTech are taking root in Colorado

Israeli AgTech and WaterTech start-ups met the farmers, engineers, and officials ready to test them in Colorado's fields.

Jim Yahn at North Sterling Reservoir, built by local homesteaders in 1909 to 1911 to store irrigation water and now the centerpiece of North Sterling State Park.
 Israeli nonprofit CultivAid is working with Tanzanian grape growers and young agricultural professionals.

Israeli agricultural non-profit CultivAid helps support Tanzania’s growing wine industry

Herzl statue at Mikveh Israel before it was vandalized.

Statue of Theodor Herzl vandalized in central Israel days before Independence Day

Agrilight – a start-up project in the  DeserTech’s agriculture sector, demonstrating that it’s possible to  grow crops under a photovoltaic installation.

How the Negev desert became Israel's unlikely global tech powerhouse


Large delegation of African agricultural ministers visit Israel, sign of flowering ties

Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Eitan Weiss said this is the largest African delegation to arrive in Israel for years, “which is why this is a big deal.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with seven east African leaders

Israeli agricultural robot aims to help farmers assess fruit yields

"Agriculture is the sole industry in which you have a production line that you don't know what the output will be at the end of it.”

The robotic sonar

Drip Irrigation: The Dust Bowl Shall Rejoice and Blossom As the Rose...

The Jerusalem Post

Why is Apple Maps removing Star of David symbol?

Hospitals on Apple Maps are generally represented by the religious symbol of the majority religion in a given country, according to the report.

The Apple logo is pictured at its flagship retail store

‘Tell us how you made Israel’

The Jewish state’s quest to form lasting partnerships through agricultural cooperation around the world.

MASHAV head Gil Haskel (second from left) visits a MASHAV nursery for avocado trees in Ethiopia, March 2016

Israeli drip irrigation giant says 'hola' to Costa Rica

Netafim acquired shares of the company that was its Central American distributor.

Netafim plant in Valencia, Spain

Internet of Things: More buzz than bite? Study finds slow uptake

A new survey finds that leading tech companies are relying less on technology designed for gathering and connecting data from range of different devices.

Youth and Hi-tech in Israel

Work progressing at Israeli horticulture center in Rwanda

"Rwanda is one of the friendliest countries to Israel in Africa."

Construction of Israeli horticulture center in Rwanda

Could Israel have diplomatic relations with Asia's 'Forbidden Kingdom'?

A trip by Bhutan’s agriculture and forests minister last week marked the first time a government official from the country visited Israel.

YARON TAMIR of Agrostudies speaks to Bhutanese Agriculture Minister Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji (center) and Cambodian Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon in Jerusalem.

Avocado diplomacy: Jerusalem’s push into Africa

A visit to an Israeli-run agricultural project illustrates how Israel is making inroads into Africa.

Ofer Kahani (left) and MASHAV project promotor Shigute Balcha (right) at MASHAV’s avocado nursery and training center in Butajira