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Autonomous agriculture. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The startup Fieldin raised $30 million led by Fortissimo to make agricultural farms autonomous

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The agricultural operating system (AgOS) developed by Fieldaine already works in 5 of the 10 largest agricultural farms in California and supports more than 20% of the world's almond crops
Dr. Itamar Yadid at the Miguel Research Institute. Communications credit

Using proteins for green processes instead of polluting processes in agriculture

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Idan Alon, a tomato grower in the Gaza Strip in a greenhouse growing the new variety of tomatoes. PR photo

A new tomato variety resistant to the ToBRFV virus that kills over 50% of the world's tomato crop

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Signing of a cooperation agreement to establish an innovation center for ag-tech fields in Ramat Negev with an investment of 5 million dollars. Photo courtesy of Ariely Capital

Arieli Capital and the Ramat Negev Council are establishing an innovation center for ag-tech fields with an initial investment of about 5 million dollars

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Precise spraying. Photo from the Greeneye website

Precision agriculture company Greeneye raises $7 million led by JVP

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Prof. Danny Zamir. Photo: Courtesy of the Israel Prize Committee

Winner of the Israel Prize for Agriculture and the Environment: Professor Danny Zamir from the Hebrew University

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A field of organic strawberries and kohlrabi and a sign in the German language "organic farming". Photo: shutterstock

Is organic farming really better for health and the environment than conventional farming?

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artificial intelligence. Illustration: shutterstock

Environmental intelligence - how can artificial intelligence technology be used to preserve nature?

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Deforestation, one of the causes of soil erosion. Photo: shutterstock

Agriculture to mitigate the warming

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The aphid Myzus persicae. Harms crops of potatoes and peaches. Photo: Scott Bauer

Harmful but less

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That is, about 2.5 million tons of food at a cost of about NIS 18 billion is lost every year. Photo: TAZ.

Climate - agriculture - food

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When the scientists inserted a magnetic surface into a solution of right and left chiral molecules (in red and blue), crystals of the molecules formed with opposite magnetic poles. Prof. Ron Naaman's lab, Weizmann Institute

one way crystal

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Technion researchers have developed a technology to purify wastewater rich in formaldehyde

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The earliest evidence of aquaculture 3,500 years ago - in the eastern Mediterranean

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agriculture. Illustration: shutterstock

Agriculture can be sustainable and even sequester carbon

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An image of the pest Fall ArmyWorm as received from a farmer in the infected area in India using the application of the Israeli company Saylog. Photo courtesy of Saylog

The Israeli start-up and its war on pests in agriculture through artificial intelligence

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Genetically modified vegetables and fruits Image: from PIXABAY.COM

The US Department of Agriculture has removed restrictions on the development of genetically modified plants

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Illustration: pixabay.

Warming agriculture

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"Agroforestry" Photo: Jim Robinson, USDA-NRCS / National Agroforestry Center.

Forestry agriculture: a method of agriculture that combines herbaceous and woody crops

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The pecan orchard of Kibbutz Tsara, with cover crops. Reduction in spraying of about 99 percent. Photo: Gil Eshel.

The surprising way to reduce pesticides

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Honey bees. FROM PIXABAY.COM

A large-scale study confirmed: neonotinoid pesticides are the causes of the disappearance of the bees

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The exposure to the dangerous substances occurs not only through eating and drinking food products that contain them, but also through the respiratory system and external contact. Photo: pixabay.com.

Children's meal with pesticides

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Desert landscape in the windings of road 25 from Dimona to the Arava junction, August 12, 2012. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

Desert agriculture in the world and in Israel

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Crab breeding pond. Photo: shutterstock

Technologies are being developed in Beer Sheva to improve shrimp aquaculture

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Prof. Trudy McKay, University of North Carolina. Winner of the 2016 Wolf Prize for Agriculture

The pioneer of the genetic architecture of complex traits, Prof. Trudy McKay from the USA won the Wolf Prize for Agriculture

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Soaked in its natural environment. Photo: US Geological Survey

A cluster of commercialization of environmental technologies: licensing for the use of sponge from renewable sources; A molecule to prevent contamination from pesticides

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Honey bees enter the hive. From Wikipedia

A common pesticide, imidacloprid, is apparently the cause of the disappearance of the bees

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A modern method for detecting dangerous substances

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A new method for identifying pesticide residues

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

On January 1, 2008, the licensing of household pesticides containing organic phosphorus will be canceled and their sale will be prohibited in Israel

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

A new Israeli development: a home kit for detecting pesticides in food and water

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