Farming

Agriculture Ministry launches system to assess food import risks amid boycotts, climate change

Israel’s Agriculture Ministry launched a strategic risk-monitoring system to protect food supply amid boycotts, climate change, and global crises.

An illustration of fruits and vegetables on an Israeli flag.
 Volunteers work on Israeli farms.

Agriculture Min. must fix local farming deficiencies since war started, comptroller says

A shopper buys fruits and vegetables at a local market in Aix-en-Provence, France, January 16, 2025.

Cultivated food and advanced tech: How can the world fight food price surges? - opinion

The 2019 excavations in Toda Cave.

Did farming begin outside the Fertile Crescent? 9,200-year-old grains found in Uzbek cave


Not just a pesky nuisance: Insect oil could revolutionize animals’ wellness

“The black soldier fly is proving that nature has plenty left to teach us,” prof. Betty Schwartz told The Jerusalem Post.

THE BLACK soldier fly

New evidence shows ancient Japanese cooking remained unchanged despite arrival of rice farming

While millet was a dietary staple in Korea, especially during the Bronze Age, it barely shows up in early Japanese diets.

New evidence shows ancient Japanese cooking remained unchanged despite arrival of rice farming.

Org. launches 'Northward' project to support farms in Israel's North

Farmers in the north have been lacking the agricultural manpower required to harvest orchards, work on vineyards, and perform other tasks.

 Volunteers from Connections in Agriculture working in north Israel, June 2025.

Israeli agriculture at risk: Farmers need you – opinion

Farmers in Israel are struggling to maintain farms amid the war—here’s why immediate civilian aid is crucial.

 Agricultural land at Gaza envelope

From whiskey to wine: Residents of the Gaza border are building an 'Alcohol empire'

Quietly and without fanfare, alcohol production has become a real trend for the Gaza border towns, from whiskey to wine.

 NEWLY PLANTED young blue agave plants taking root in the Negev.

At Wadi Attir, Bedouin mix agricultural tradition with hi-tech innovation

One example of Wadi Attir’s innovative approach is a shipping-container-like machine that absorbs moisture from the desert air and turns it into drinking water.

 Wadi Attir, an innovative project that aims to promote sustainable agriculture among Israel’s Bedouin community in the Negev, January 28,2025.

High hopes in Israel for 'super hero' cocoa that survived frontline conditions

"It's a very unusual result, to find a strain that can withstand 3-1/2 months of drought as new fresh seedlings and also severe cold front."

 Cocoa beans

How Mahaz brings Jews back to the beauty of Jewish farming and agriculture

Explore Mahaz Fellows' journey in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where Jewish tradition merges with regenerative farming and homesteading skills.

 Mahaz’s farms sit in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia,  where fellows are taught skills related to regenerative agriculture and homesteading arts—all in a Jewish context.

How 'energy islands' could help Israel build resilience for wartime

Maale Gilboa, a pioneering kibbutz in northern Israel, leads in renewable energy adoption, aiming to create resilient micro-grids amid security concerns.

Two new solar power projects by Enlight Renewable Energy,  generated in the Gaza Envelope, are connected to the national electricity grid.

IFCJ and HaShomer HaChadash launch $2 million food security initiative to support Israeli farmers

The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews partners with HaShomer HaChadash for a $2 million food security initiative aiding Israeli farmers amid war impacts.

Israeli farmer Elad Katzir walks in his field near the border with the southern Gaza Strip, in Nir Oz, Israel January 11, 2018.

'Duty to come': Diaspora Jews drop their lives to volunteer in Israel

Jewish volunteers have traveled to Israel to volunteer in fields where farmers were left shorthanded after the departure of international and Arab workers.

 International Jewry comes to Israel in wake of Oct.7 to volunteer.