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food waste Illustration: depositphotos.com

Save food, save the world

The cooperative economy tries to provide an answer to the loss of food
The historical partial terraces in the Jordan Valley. Illustration: Prof. Yigal Aral, Hebrew University

The beginning of the agricultural revolution - the National Science Foundation

Dust that came from the Sahara and Saudi Arabia about 11,000 years ago - contributed to the development of agriculture in the Jordan Valley
A scene demonstrating what the Neolithic period looked like. Created using Dali 2

A study conducted in Morocco found genetic kinship between African hunter-gatherers, European farmers and shepherds from the Mazat

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This complex interaction of cultures between 5500 and 4500 BC in the Maghreb region led to exchanges of knowledge, cultural changes and mutual genetic influences
What is the connection between orchardists and forest fires? Orchard in Kfar Saba Park. Photo: Bonnie Sheinman, KKL-Junk Archives

Wood against the fire

Did you know that trees can be very effective in preventing fires? Yes, this is not a contradiction: in a new Israeli article it is suggested to use orchards as a tool against the spreading fire. How is this move possible and will we soon see more and more orchards "fighting" fires across the country?
A prototype of an agri-voltaic system with spectral splitting - Volcani Institute photo

An innovative agri-voltaic system for splitting solar radiation

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The system allows for the installation of a solar field above shade-sensitive crops - at high density * The development was presented at the international Agri-Voltay conference SunnySide APV SUMMIT 2023 initiated by the Miguel Research Institute from Israel and the Fernhofer Institute from Germany and in cooperation with the government ministries
A bowl of rice. Image: depositphotos.com

Rice-23: The rice that saves half of the work for farmers

Scientists have developed a method to double the annual crop from one to two times, while improving properties in rice that can make it at least partially a perennial plant
Solar panels for electricity generation in agricultural land. Image: depositphotos.com

The Triangle Regional Research and Development Center will lead a 5.5 million Euro research project in the Horizon-Europe program

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To this day there are areas where the wine vines are not irrigated, but the trend of their irrigation is expanding. Photo by Pixabay on Pexels

The thirsty fruits of the Mediterranean basin

Grapes, wheat and corn: according to a new study, popular agricultural crops in the Mediterranean countries will need more irrigation in the near future - and this when the water sources in the region are only dwindling. How are Israeli farmers preparing for this? And why, despite what appears on our water bill, does water have no price?
vortex. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Vortex of one atom

The institute's scientists and their research partners from the Technion and Tel Aviv University have for the first time created mixed beams of individual atoms
The prodania larvae hatch from the eggs. Photo: shutterstock

What can vegetarian insects teach us about the importance of vitamin C in their development?

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An olive orchard is infected with the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa in the province of Puglia in Italy. The bacterium damages the flow of fluids in the trees and causes dehydration. Photo: shutterstock

Farmers and anti-bacterial viruses

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

Agriculture to mitigate the warming

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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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Algae farm. Photo: JanB46, Wikipedia

Biological reactor for growing algae

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agriculture. Illustration: shutterstock

Will Israel be able to feed itself?

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Genetically modified vegetables and fruits Image: from PIXABAY.COM

Genetic engineers correct an ancient evolutionary defect in plants - and improve the crop by forty percent

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Remains of an agricultural farm in Setaf National Park. Photo: shutterstock

AI economy up to the Middle Ages 14: A wise farmer knows

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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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Each liposome (light blue bubble) was loaded with particles of iron and magnesium. The liposomes that were sprayed on the leaves penetrated them, dispersed in all parts of the plant and unloaded the cargo inside the cells.

Nanotechnology for the service of a significant improvement in the yield of agricultural crops

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Illustration: pixabay.

Are the weeds raising their heads? New technology will kill them

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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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soybean field Source: United Soybean Board.

How much food are we losing, and how can we feed all of humanity over time 

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