Israel technology for agriculture

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

According to findings at the scene, the vandals sawed off the bronze legs of Herzl's statue, which stands about seven meters tall, in an attempt to topple it.

Herzl statue at Mikveh Israel before it was vandalized.
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

Sderot is providing 24/7 monitoring for dozens of remote farms and open areas, aiming to cut response times to incidents that include theft, vandalism, arson and suspected infiltrations, according to the nonprofit behind the initiative.

Israeli nonprofit builds 24/7 operations room to protect isolated farms

Palestinians walk past a sign calling for a boycott of Israel painted on a wall in Bethlehem

Witnessing Israel’s innovation and moral purpose - opinion


BGU researchers partner with EU countries on pepper harvesting robot

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

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

The Jerusalem Post

Grapevine: Campaigning in many tongues

Election campaigns are being conducted in numerous languages.

Uri Ariel

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.