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In 2006, 33% of vegetables, 27% of flowers, 16% of field crops, 15.5% of fruits other than citrus, and 9% of citrus fruits were exported. [14] Israel is the sixteenth most water stressed country in the world. Israeli agricultural production rose 26% between 1999 and 2009, while the number of farmers dropped from 23,500 to 17,000.
Seven Species. The Seven Species: From top left clockwise: Wheat, Barley, Dates, Grape, Fig, Pomegranates, and Olive. The Seven Species (Hebrew: שִׁבְעַת הַמִינִים, Shiv'at HaMinim) are seven agricultural products—two grains and five fruits—that are listed in the Hebrew Bible as being special products of the Land of Israel.
Israel is one of the world's leading fresh citrus producers and exporters, [63] and more than forty types of fruit are grown in Israel, including citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, tangerines and the pomelit, a hybrid of a grapefruit and a pomelo, developed in Israel. [64] Fruits grown in Israel include avocados, bananas, apples ...
"Sharon fruit" (named after the Sharon plain in Israel) is the marketing name for the Israeli-bred cultivar 'Triumph'. [32] As with most commercial pollination-variant-astringent persimmons, the fruit are ripened off the tree by exposing them to carbon dioxide. The "sharon fruit" has no core, is seedless and particularly sweet, and can be eaten ...
Ottoman Palestine (region) in mid-19th century (c. 1840s) The Jaffa orange (Hebrew: תפוז יפו) also known as Shamouti orange (Arabic: برتقال شموطي), is an orange variety with few seeds and a tough skin that makes it particularly suitable for export. Developed by Arab farmers in the mid-19th century, the variety takes its name ...
Cosmic Crisp. After 20 years of research, Washington State University finally saw the fruits of their labor with Cosmic Crisp. A cross of the Enterprise and Honeycrisp varieties, these large juicy ...
The Israelites usually ate meat from domesticated goats and sheep. Goat’s meat was the most common. Fat-tailed sheep were the predominant variety of sheep in ancient Israel, but, as sheep were valued more than goats, they were eaten less often. The fat of the tail was considered a delicacy. [63]
Etrog (Hebrew: אֶתְרוֹג, plural: etrogim; Ashkenazi Hebrew: esrog, plural: esrogim) is the yellow citron (Citrus medica) used by Jews during the weeklong holiday of Sukkot as one of the four species. Together with the lulav, hadass, and aravah, the etrog is taken in hand and held or waved during specific portions of the holiday prayers.