Israel Agriculture:

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Israel Agriculture Achievements and Priorities
Professor Ilan Chet The Hebrew University of
Jerusalem
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Tri-Lateral RD Objectives

• Establishment of the tri-lateral consotium
• Setup a 3 waycall for proposals for tri-lateral
  industrial RD projects
• Decide on a mechanism for the exchange of
  expert/academics
• Identify and prioritize common focus areas of the
  three countries
• Identify the champions from each country in each
  focus area
• Identify and agree on the action plans,
  tentatively Regular thematic roundtable
  meetings Any other innovative formats of
  collaborations

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academic (ake-demik) adj.

• a. Theoretical or speculative without practical
  purpose or intention.
• b. Having no practical meaning or usefulness.
  (Websters
  University Dictionary)

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Agricultural Production and Use of Water
Index
Water used for agriculture
Production of plant crops
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Irrigation efficiency in Israel (1950-2000)
Irrigation
Yield
Relative yield
Applied water (mm)
Yield
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Annual Rise in Productivity in Agriculture and in
Selected Sectors
(1980 index 100)
Transportation communications
Industry
Agriculture
Construction
Total commercial sector
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Pesticides for agriculture, tons
Fertilizers, thousand tons
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Biological Control
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Support Fungi - Theyre the only culture some
people have.
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• Agricultures National Importance
• Daily supply of fresh, high quality and
  affordable food
• Settlement in nationally preferred areas
• Wider spread of population
• Cleaner environment
• Balanced use of natural resources
• Absorption and reuse of wastewater and organic
  waste

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• Opportunities for Israeli Agriculture
• Use of creativity, knowledge and capital for
  attaining
• Novelty new technologies and products
• Better quality appearance, taste, aroma, health,
  shelf life, purity
• Water saving and use of marginal water
• Raising production efficiency mechanization and
  intensification
• Controlled growing indoor cultivation of plants
  and animals
• Spread of cultivation outside the traditional
  season
• All the above - subject to the availability of
  knowledge and capital!

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Current Research Priorities in Israel

• Development of new products and cultivars
• Improvement of food quality and safety
• Functional food
• Integrated pest management (IPM) and biological
  control
• Precision agriculture and farming efficiency
• Agricultural technologies friendly to the
  environment
• Water technologies and irrigation
• Biofuel and alternative energy

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Achievements


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