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The Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Institute (Hebrew: מנהל המחקר החקלאי - מכון וולקני), previously known as the Agricultural Research Station of the Jewish Agency for Israel, is an Israeli agricultural research center. It serves as the research arm of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the ...
Agricultural research in Israel is based on close cooperation and interaction between scientists, consultants, farmers and agriculture-related industries. Israel's climate ranges from Mediterranean (Csa) to semi-arid and arid. Shortage of irrigation water and inadequate precipitation in some parts of the country are major constraints facing ...
In 2006, agricultural output fell by 0.6% following a 3.6% rise in 2005; inputs for 2007 rose by 1.2% excluding wages. [14] Between 2004 and 2006, vegetables accounted for around 35% of total agricultural output. [14] Flowers made up around 20%, field crops made up around 18%, fruits (other than citrus), around 15%, and citrus fruits around 10% ...
Founders of Makhteshim. Agan was founded in 1949 as a cooperative, while Makhteshim was created in 1952. [4] In 1973, Agan and Makhteshim partnered to distribute their products and 24 years later merged to form Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd. [5] In October 2011, ChemChina acquired a 60% stake in Makhteshim Agan, [3] delisting from the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange.
An agricultural research station, the Volcani Center, Rehovot, Israel An agricultural experiment station ( AES ) or agricultural research station ( ARS ) is a scientific research center that investigates difficulties and potential improvements to food production and agribusiness .
Other scientific research institutions include the Volcani Institute of Agricultural Research in Beit Dagan, the Israel Institute for Biological Research and the Soreq Nuclear Research Center. The Ben-Gurion National Solar Energy Center at Sde Boker is an alternative energy research institute established in 1987 by the Ministry of National ...
Yoav Sarig (July 27, 1937 – 2013) [1] [2] was an Israeli scientist, inventor and agricultural engineer.He was an expert in the field of mechanical harvesting of fruit, and is the holder of several patents for mechanical apparatus for the harvesting and processing of jojoba beans, pecan nuts and pomegranates.
Yeshayahu Folman (Hebrew: ישעיהו פולמן) (January 14, 1934 – August 3, 2022) was a professor of biology and agriculture at the Hebrew University, the director of the Animal Institute at the Volcani Center for Scientific Research, [1] and the Chief Scientist at the Israel Ministry of Agriculture.