Studies: Agriculture

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Prof. Yoram Avnimelech, Liron Amdur, Haim Zaban, Dr. Miriam Lev-On, Dr. Perry Lev-On, Eng. Eliezer Fruchter, Dr. Tzipi Eshet, Yaarit Licht, Dr. Tammy Trop, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Efrat Kerem, Dr. Dan Tchernov, Prof. Amos Tendler, Dr. Yael Kakhal, Eng. Noam Mozes, Dr. Gilead Fortuna, Shiri Freund-Koren, Dr. Noa Feller, Dr. Ehud Gelb

Israeli agriculture is crucial for food security for the country's residents, along with being an important industry that combines the export of fresh produce and the export of advanced knowledge and technologies. The achievements of Israeli agriculture are impressive because it manages to succeed against all odds - scarcity of land and water and an arid/ semi-arid climate in most of the country. The challenging conditions have produced constant efficiency improvements and innovation. Alongside the achievements, agriculture is in competition for land and water resources with other uses, and it also produces negative environmental impacts, including, soil contamination and loss, use of fertilizers and pesticides and more.

Samuel Neaman Institute's publications examine various aspects of the field of agriculture in Israel, including the social contributions of agriculture; the possibilities for developing sustainable agriculture in conditions of scarcity; sustainable aquaculture; development and adoption of innovation and information technology in agriculture; issues in the management interface between agriculture and water, and more.

See also the document of environmental national priorities on the subject of Innovative agricultural technologies industry and a summary and recommendations of the discussion of the Water Forum on the subject of Water and agriculture.

Publications

Insects in the Service of Man: Review and Recommendations for the City of Afula as a Hub to Promote the Field - English version

October, 2016

Dr. Gilead Fortuna, Idan Liebes, Shiri Freund-Koren

Insects in the Service of Man: Review and Recommendations for the City of Afula as a Hub to Promote the Field

October, 2016

Dr. Gilead Fortuna, Idan Liebes, Shiri Freund-Koren

National Environmental Priorities, Position Paper X: Innovative agricultural technology industry in Israel, 2016

June, 2016

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Shiri Freund-Koren, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion

Sustainable aquaculture in the Mediterranean Sea

July, 2015

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Dr. Tammy Trop, Dr. Tzipi Eshet, Idan Liebes, Maayan Zerbib Tsion, Efrat Kerem, Eng. Noam Mozes, Dr. Yael Kakhal, Dr. Dan Tchernov, Michal Grossowicz, Prof. Amos Tendler, Dan Ross

Agriculture Surplus and their efficient use

February, 2015

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Dr. Tzipi Eshet, Yaarit Licht

Lessons derived from Agriculture and Rural development -applicable for Leveraging Classical Industries

January, 2010

Dr. Ehud Gelb

Enlarging Water supply in Israel through Non Revenue Water (NRW) Reduction and Prevention of Sewage Leakage

January, 2009

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Yifaat Baron, Efrat Elimelech

Energy efficiency in the milking center of Ein Harod Ihud

January, 2009

Prof. Ofira Ayalon, Yifaat Baron, Efrat Elimelech, Eng. Eliezer Fruchter, Dr. Miriam Lev-On, Yohay Kimchi, Miki Yonati, Nadav Raz

Conservation of the rural landscape: Implementation model of sustainable agriculture in selected agricultural areas in Israel

January, 2005

Liron Amdur, Haim Zaban, Prof. Yoram Avnimelech, Prof. Ofira Ayalon

Sustainable Agriculture. How may the external values of agriculture be integrated as part of the farmer's income, in the different areas of Israel

January, 2004

Haim Zaban, Dr. Noa Feller, Liron Amdur, Prof. Yoram Avnimelech, Prof. Ofira Ayalon

Development of Sustainable Agriculture Under Drought Conditions

September, 2002

Prof. Yoram Avnimelech, Haim Zaban

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