Agriculture

IDF soldiers accused of stealing 250 goats from Syria - N12

The soldiers are accused of ordering trucks to transport the goats to several breeding sites.

Some of the stolen goats near Kochav Hashahar, 2023
“It may be uncomfortable to hear this, but no one conducted a survey in Arab society to understand why we didn’t face a ‘Guardian of the Walls 2’ on October 7.”

‘We have entered a new era where Israel’s agriculture survival is at risk’

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

Farmers and dairy farmers protest against Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's proposed reforms, January 5, 2026.

Israeli farmers protest Smotrich's proposed dairy reform, warn of 400 farm closures


Experts advocate for Tunisian food sovereignty as a path to independence

Food sovereignty has become a high priority among local NGOs, civil society and the government to protect against foreign investments that that may steal land from local farmers.

 A customer stands in front of empty shelves for some coffee products inside a supermarket in Tunis, Tunisia September 3, 2022.

Agriculture Ministry inspectors uncover 90,000 smuggled eggs in West Bank

The center included a stamping machine with false stamps of Israeli egg distributors and some 90,000 eggs which had been stored in the locality without proper cooling conditions.

 The Agriculture Ministry announced on April 21, 2024, it had found a pirate Logistics Distribution Center for eggs in the West Bank.

Edete ascends: Adoption of new technology in agricultural market

Edete, an Israeli agri-tech startup, expands its precise pollination technology, significantly increasing pistachio yields in California.


Perfect Passover package: All Israeli agricultural products from Ptora

From Shabbat platters to Passover cleaning kits and special tablecloths - recommendations for the religious sector, and beyond, this Passover season.


Amid the Hamas war, foreign agriculture students stay in Israel

Foreign students remain in Israel for premier agricultural training program overseen by MASHAV.

 Some of last year’s interns in the 11-month Arava International Center for Agricultural Training program (AICAT). Some 4,000 students from developing countries in Asia and Africa take part annually in five programs in Israel.

HU agronomists enhance chickpea irrigation efficiency, yield and sustainability

Hebrew University experts devise a non-invasive method for chickpea irrigation evaluation, aiding sustainability and global food security.

 Dual-field of view system for spectral data collection operated by Roy

Sweeter strawberries and sour tomatoes: How an Israeli company grows more flavorsome produce

Ariel Global Links invents a new form of hydroponic farming that promotes larger and healthier plant yield. The company also participated in the Israeli Green Economy Conference.

 Plants growing in hydroponic farm

From the front lines to the fields: IDF soldiers pick fruit, help southern farmers

Soldiers from the IDF's Nahal Brigade, which has a special connection to Israeli agriculture, confided in Kan 11 the struggles of serving in Gaza and the meaningful experience of assisting farmers.

 A farming vehicle with an Israeli flag works on a field near the border with southern Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, Israel, February 12, 2024.

Beauty of Sde Savion: "Noi Sheda" chain expands and launches the 15th branch

The "Noi Sheda" chain, which offers fresh and high-quality agricultural produce, from the best farmers of our country, launched a new branch this week, the 15th in number, in Savion.


'In Israel, we have everything we need to save ourselves'

Danielle Abraham of Volcani International Partnerships says Hamas targeted farms on Oct. 7, aiming to harm Israel’s food supply and ‘break the agricultural communities’

 DANIELLE ABRAHAM: ‘The farmers are heroes.’