agriculture

Israel’s food crisis worsens as war disrupts agricultural output

Leket chairman warns that rising food prices during the holidays are pushing vulnerable populations into nutritional insecurity.

By NATHAN KLABIN/THE MEDIA LINE
09/10/2024

Advanced agriculture is the key to a better future

After changing the name of the Ministry of Agriculture to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Israel must take further steps to recognize that food supply is a matter of national security.

By MOTTI LEVIN
10/09/2024

Unpacking Israel’s agricultural miracle

LIVE: Tania Pons Allon, Director of the Kasser Joint Institute for Food, Water, and Energy Security, discusses how Israel transforms harsh desert environments into thriving agricultural hubs.

  KKL-JNF staff at work to prepare new agriculture fields in Israel's south.

A year after October 7, Israeli farmers from the South need help to rebuild

The Hamas attacks left southern Israel’s fields devastated, with fields and livelihoods shattered. KKL-JNF is leading efforts to revive their land, but they need support.  

Record heat hits Israel: Soaring food prices and climate change challenges

Israel's record-breaking heat is pushing food prices higher. Learn how climate change is impacting agriculture and what needs to be done.

By YORAM KAPULNIK
27/08/2024

Two Israeli startups showcase the future of sustainable farming

Two Israeli startups collaborate to develop innovative techniques for sustainable agriculture in response to environmental challenges and food security crises.

Gov't calls for ag-tech projects, will offer funding up to NIS 16m.

Israel's new program provides NIS 16m. to ag-tech start-ups, aiming to boost innovation and revitalize Gaza border communities.

21/08/2024

Israel boosts egg import quota amid war in North

The quota was determined based on the ministry's predictions of what Israel's egg production will be given the security situation and weather conditions, and taking holiday consumption into account.

19/08/2024

Agricultural productivity down, food waste up since outbreak of Israel-Hamas War

The combined effects of less access to agricultural land and fewer foreign and Palestinian workers have pushed Israeli agriculture to the brink.

By NATHAN KLABIN/THE MEDIA LINE
06/08/2024

NIS 9.6 million: Aquaculture receives significant support

The Ministry of Agriculture will invest approximately NIS 10 million in aquaculture to help the fish farmers affected by the lowering of the duty on imported fish.

By YUVAL BANINO
04/08/2024
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